Trans finally went out on me at 285,000 miles...
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Trans finally went out on me at 285,000 miles...
Well, the transmission on my 97se (auto) finally went out on me (RIP). I was able to get 285,000 miled on it so I guess I really shouldn't be too upset. Well the good thing is, I found another transmission with only 52,000 miles on it from a 1999GLE at junk yard for only $300. I ran a carfax history on the car to see if the transmission really had such low mileage and sure enough everything checked out accurately. I had it installed for $400 and I am now back in business!
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Originally Posted by llama
How, who installs transmissions for 400 bux on maximas? How did you get it out of junkyard, a friends pickup truck? I keep getting ripped off before I joined .org
so how do you guys do it? Mine is hesitating a lot lately.
so how do you guys do it? Mine is hesitating a lot lately.
The junk yard I went to takes the transmissions out of the vehicles on its yard for you. It took them probably a couple days to get the trans out of the vehicle for me. Afterwards I went to pick it up in a van. I saw the trans on their website. Its funny though, because the transmission will actually fit in the trunk of your maxima (thats with the trunk not closing all the way). Anyhow, I took it to this shop in Mundelein, IL called CarMedix. The guy's name who took care of it all for me is Carl. Its a full service auto shop that I was recommended to from a friend of mine whom is also an org member. I have had it in for a week, and so far so good. Smooth shifts, great ride.
I was pleased with geting 285,000 out of the trans. I bought the car used with low mileage back in Sept 99 with 40k miles. I used to drive over 120 miles a day, (all highway) for 5years back and forth to my job. To be honest, I really didn't keep up the the maintenance for the trans like I should have. I didn't do my first trans flush until the car had 170k miles. Then I did the next flush around 260k miles. I am not sure what kind of fluid they used at the shop for the flushes. As for the engine, I changed the oil every month for 5 years straight. I will try to make sure I get my trans flushes done regularly from now on.
#16
Originally Posted by serenity97
Its funny though, because the transmission will actually fit in the trunk of your maxima (thats with the trunk not closing all the way).
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