So my transmission blew..

[idrift4wd]

2003 automatic p5

leaving a parking lot and i heard kaplunk! and my gears sound really bad and im not getting any momentum. engine is fine. the car sounds soo bad and pretty much doesnt work in reverse and drive.

does any one know how much it would be?

im not sure if its the driveshaft or tranny or maybe even both : /

but has this happend to anyone? im just worried on the price of the repair

[GiJoe]

wat does it sound like when you press te gas, is it like a grinding or a bad knocking?

[idrift4wd]

grinding and some other weird loud noises

[GiJoe]

if its more of a grinding, it's probably the tranny, and the fact that you dont have a drive or reverse gears points to the tranny, check you drive shaft, if theres nothing wrong with them then its the tranny, sorry bout your luck man they aint that cheep

[idrift4wd]

well since im no mechanic i'll have to get an estimate monday, sucks thought it'll last for awhile before problems like these happen.

any guesstimates on what im gunna be looking at?

[GiJoe]

idk for sure man, I'm no mechanic either, just goin off of experience with wat your sayin. I'd say no cheeper than 1200 tho for an automatic, I'v never owned an auto so Im probably wrong.

[MTV]

I'm saying at least $2000 in repairs. . .

[GiJoe]

it may just be 2000 just in the tranny lol yet another reason ive never owned an auto.
thats a good lookin 5 tho man im digin that from lip not to mention the msp wheels.

[StealthWyvern]

When I was looking at rebuilding the auto in my old p5 i got est from 1.6-2.3k for a complete rebuild. Now you can get a built trans from Lentech for 1.8k or was it 2k to handle way more power then the p5 has stock(that is if you want to boost it later down the road).


it may just be 2000 just in the tranny lol yet another reason ive never owned an auto.
thats a good lookin 5 tho man im digin that from lip not to mention the msp wheels.

I'm guessing you never seen a repair bill with a new clutch, flywheel, syncros, and a gear on a standard trans....(cusin botched up his cavy)

[GiJoe]

hey stealth, I'm not sure but would the gtx gears work in the auto?

[StealthWyvern]

hey stealth, I'm not sure but would the gtx gears work in the auto?
Not that im aware of.... I don't even think the auto and the standards use the same gears.

[GiJoe]

thats what I was thinkin but if I was him and it was possible thats what id do

[idrift4wd]

When I was looking at rebuilding the auto in my old p5 i got est from 1.6-2.3k for a complete rebuild. Now you can get a built trans from Lentech for 1.8k or was it 2k to handle way more power then the p5 has stock(that is if you want to boost it later down the road).



I'm guessing you never seen a repair bill with a new clutch, flywheel, syncros, and a gear on a standard trans....(cusin botched up his cavy)

o lord : / yea i just checked lantecs trannys its 2K. but whats so good about them beside them being sturdy. like better gearing? will it work with the tiptronic?

[MTV]

You might as well swap in a manual tranny while you're there.

[StealthWyvern]

o lord : / yea i just checked lantecs trannys its 2K. but whats so good about them beside them being sturdy. like better gearing? will it work with the tiptronic?

im sure gearing is the same but you can get different stall speeds on the converter and yes you can do tip tronic.. according to most shops the tiptronic is a reg auto with extra electronics.

[StealthWyvern]

You might as well swap in a manual tranny while you're there.

yeah, thats a lot of extra work not to mention you still have to splice into the dash harness.

[funktownp5]

Your cheapest way out would be: Find a used transmission, I usually use car-part.com (http://car-part.com). They should have some with low miles for $400-$600, contact the dealer or a shop you prefer and see how much it would be to install it(usually around $400-$500). Have the transmission shipped to the dealer/shop and ur done. Once it makes it to wherever, it only takes a day to remove and replace.

[GiJoe]

When I was looking at rebuilding the auto in my old p5 i got est from 1.6-2.3k for a complete rebuild. Now you can get a built trans from Lentech for 1.8k or was it 2k to handle way more power then the p5 has stock(that is if you want to boost it later down the road).



I'm guessing you never seen a repair bill with a new clutch, flywheel, syncros, and a gear on a standard trans....(cusin botched up his cavy)

nope, never needed one, I replaced em with plenty of time to spare

[GiJoe]

Your cheapest way out would be: Find a used transmission, I usually use car-part.com (http://car-part.com). They should have some with low miles for $400-$600, contact the dealer or a shop you prefer and see how much it would be to install it(usually around $400-$500). Have the transmission shipped to the dealer/shop and ur done. Once it makes it to wherever, it only takes a day to remove and replace.

yeah but then you may run into the problem of bad gears, or the whole tranny may be shot.

[StealthWyvern]

yeah but then you may run into the problem of bad gears, or the whole tranny may be shot.

That can happen but just like used engines you can get them with a warrenty to depending on the place and milage of the trans.

[GiJoe]

true, I dont know to much about that, I've bought all that stuff localy from ppl I KNow

[idrift4wd]

well im bringing it to this shop in queens, its gunna be 2050 tops total.

1195 just for a rebuild with no "hard" parts +what ever is needed.

or basically 2 grand for a "rebuilt" tranny swap.

depends on what they see. so yea. : /

[GiJoe]

thats not too bad

[idrift4wd]

so i get a call and my differentials are messed up too : /

[evilmonkeyMSP]

how many miles on your P5? what is your driving style?

[idrift4wd]

i think around 61k?

idk chill but aggressive at times. im 18 btw

[Crazee D]

How did this turn out for you?

[JDM-P5]

i think around 61k?

idk chill but aggressive at times. im 18 btw

Oh dear.

Well...quit doing neutral drops and if you want to drive "aggressive", get something with more balls.




Like a Miata...



...with a turbo.


Like me.

:)