ryanpkirby
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- '02 mazda protege 5
Hi, I just signed up for the form but I have used it for years and have found it very informative... Thanks for all the help!!!
Well I bought my MP5 new in November of 2001 and I have not had any major problems till two days ago. I was driving on the highway and heard a dreadful sound come for the tranny. I limped the car back to my place and soon noticed I didn't have reverse and it was not shifting into the other gears in the 5 speed smoothly.
Today I brought it to a trans place and got an estimate and I had a couple of questions for the forum.
Here is the estimate:
So I was told that the transmission was toast and was not rebuildable (the inside of the housing in cracked). To replace the trans and clutch It is going to be $1,550 here is how the price breaks-down:
$800 for a used junkyard transmission
$325 for a new clutch
$425 for the labor
Here is the specs on my car:
'02 mp5, with 95,000 miles (50% highway 50% city (I live in NYC)), manual trans, All stock (except for my 15" steel wheels and cheap tires) The car is my daily driver and i don't race it or anything like the.
So all that being said here are my questions:
1. Is this a good price?
2. Has anyone else's trans blow, is that normal for a trans to go at 95,000 miles (i don't drive it hard other then a rare and quick burn on the highway)?
3. Can i get the parts (new or used) cheaper anywhere? if so where?
4. He didn't say anything about the flywheel, should i replace that also?
5. is it worth it upgrade the parts, like light-weight flywheel, stage 1 clutch?
I think thats it. Sorry about this long-ass post and sorry if i asked any dumb questions. Thanks for reading and have a great day everybody!
-RPK
Well I bought my MP5 new in November of 2001 and I have not had any major problems till two days ago. I was driving on the highway and heard a dreadful sound come for the tranny. I limped the car back to my place and soon noticed I didn't have reverse and it was not shifting into the other gears in the 5 speed smoothly.
Today I brought it to a trans place and got an estimate and I had a couple of questions for the forum.
Here is the estimate:
So I was told that the transmission was toast and was not rebuildable (the inside of the housing in cracked). To replace the trans and clutch It is going to be $1,550 here is how the price breaks-down:
$800 for a used junkyard transmission
$325 for a new clutch
$425 for the labor
Here is the specs on my car:
'02 mp5, with 95,000 miles (50% highway 50% city (I live in NYC)), manual trans, All stock (except for my 15" steel wheels and cheap tires) The car is my daily driver and i don't race it or anything like the.
So all that being said here are my questions:
1. Is this a good price?
2. Has anyone else's trans blow, is that normal for a trans to go at 95,000 miles (i don't drive it hard other then a rare and quick burn on the highway)?
3. Can i get the parts (new or used) cheaper anywhere? if so where?
4. He didn't say anything about the flywheel, should i replace that also?
5. is it worth it upgrade the parts, like light-weight flywheel, stage 1 clutch?
I think thats it. Sorry about this long-ass post and sorry if i asked any dumb questions. Thanks for reading and have a great day everybody!
-RPK
