Transmission Advice
#1
Transmission Advice
I have a 2002 Acura TL Type S with 77,000. The original transmission is now failing (I did have the oil jet recall done). I have a buddy who works at a transmission shop who can rebuild my transmission with the updates according to his books for $1000. I have read about people swapping the transmission for 3rd gen tl, 06-07 accord, or 03-07 oddessy transmission. I found a used transmission with 55,000 miles (no way to verify, transmission is out of car) that I can buy and put in for about $1000. So either way is going to cost me about the same.
Now I am stuck at a cross road and do not know what to do. Should I rebuild my transmission, and if so how much can I expect to get out of the rebuilt transmission? Or am I better off doing the swap?
Any input would be great!!! Thanks
Now I am stuck at a cross road and do not know what to do. Should I rebuild my transmission, and if so how much can I expect to get out of the rebuilt transmission? Or am I better off doing the swap?
Any input would be great!!! Thanks
#2
Instructor
Do the swap, get a 06-07 Accord trans, has the updated castings.
If you rebuild your current one, you will be in for the same repairs.... at least with the AV6 swap, there's a much less chance of it failing the same way (clutch packs starving for fluid)
If you rebuild your current one, you will be in for the same repairs.... at least with the AV6 swap, there's a much less chance of it failing the same way (clutch packs starving for fluid)
#3
The transmission I found was for a 06 TL. Does this one have the updated castings? Or should I just keep looking for 06-07 Accord transmission?
#4
Instructor
*Supposedly* all casting after 05 have the internal updates, but I have seen some ramblings on the net about the TL and Oddy trannies having the same issues....![ugh](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/ugh.gif)
Personally, I would go for the Accord trans, better bet there
![ugh](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/ugh.gif)
Personally, I would go for the Accord trans, better bet there
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