It finally happened. I am at 85000 miles and it blew up. My question is where can I get a NEW one and how much will it cost. Also has anyone ever bought one rebuilt and if so how did it hold up.

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Auto? 5 Speed? Year?

 

Define 'blown up'? Maybe it's not as bad as you think. Maybe it's a clutch failure (5spd) or low fluid (auto).

"Blown up" doesn't give us anything to go on, especially wihtout year and tranny type.

Generally, a rebuilt tranny (auto or manual) will be up in the US$1500-2500 (depending on how much is broken inside!) range. A junkyard tranny will go for about $800-1000. R&R on a Maxima tranny is comparable to any FWD tranny - about 10-15hrs for a shadetree if you're working alone, but I recommend a buddy help you. That tranny is about 50Kg (5spd) or something like 75Kg (auto) so you will need an engine hoist or tranny jack. If you'[ve never done a tranny swap before then I'd shy away from the maxima - you have to be VERY metoiculous in labelling components as they are removed if you want them to go back perfectly.

Maybe you could take the junkyard tranny to a local tranny shop and have them swap out the external seals and install it. They can R&R a tranny in 3 hours with their experience and tools.

But FIRST - diagnose the tranny. It woudl suck to spend US$2k on a tranny when all your original tranny needed was a new clutch/fluid topoff)