LoCotl13

Probably the most discussed issue on here but I was wondering if any tech or anybody had an fsm with how many hours a transmission swap was or if anybody wanted to tell me how much it was last time they did it. I am trying to decide if I want to do it myself or have it done since it is getting cold outside.

01tl4tl

shop with skills/knowledge = under 4 hours
shop without skills = 6 hours
You at home--on the floor,,should this figure include the Emergency Room visit?

LoCotl13

haha. im talkn like billable hours in a shop. and as far as me doing it at home it cant be too much harder than the engine swap i did in it or the sr20 swap i did in my s13

01tl4tl

iirc acura gets 4 hours book time on a warranty replacement
that would equal 6 hours billable for a regular shop

I believe book gives 6 hours R&R trans, plus 10 hours rebuild on trans

service managers or similar--is that a correct figure?

LoCotl13

thanks man

fsttyms1

I did the 4th trans failure in my garage in 4 hrs with nothing more than a set of jack stands and floor jacks.

joseph_99tl

kris.
you were able to drop the trans with the car on jackstands?
thinking about doing this with my 99, thats sitting in the driveway with broke transmission. where did you get the swap transmission?

fsttyms1

Yes. One i rebuilt myself. I also picked up a used once from a local salvage yard using http://www.car-part.com/

joseph_99tl

is there a DIY for a transmission swap?

dre271

If anyone had a DIY on the transmission swap on a TL 2000, that would be great. I don't need one yet, but I am always in 'planning' mood. Got my 1st transmission at 99K, covered by Honda.

fsttyms1

No diy that i know of but the link to DL the service manual is floating around that i posted a week or 2 back. It has the instructions in it.

I have also given the basics many times on trans removal, if one were to do a search .