My transmission recently blew on the way coming back from camping and im 20 with out credit so been having trouble getting me something new so my other option is rebuild my tranny and give my SE a paint job. Has anyone had there automatic tranny blow..how much did it cost them to rebuild it..


Thanks.

Chris

 

what do you mean blow. meaning, the car does not have reverse, 1st gear, all the gears. the car keeps on stalling once in gear? Getting a tranny rebuilt might not be a good idea if you dont know a reputable transmission guy. Best bet would be find a tranny for like $400 and either swap it in yourself, or get someone from the org, or a local mechanic that would charge you around $500-$600 to put a tranny in. But from what i've heard, putting the tranny isn't hard, its just getting enough ground clearance to slide the tranny out from the bottom

 

Personally I would never have one rebuilt, due to cost (obviously this is assuming I couldn't rebuild it myself). Just spend the ~$100 at a junkyard and get a 'new' one.

Or, swap out to a 5MT for under a grand, problem solved for good.

 

Right, because the Maxima 5MTs are MUCh stronger than the autos....

 

 

Mine took a beating








OP:

in all seriousness i would stay away from getting a tranny rebuilt like pmohr said earlier. I swear rebuilt (auto)trannys are never the same tranny after they are opened up. And just getting a used one is alot cheaper route anyways

Just cause your tranny goes doesnt mean your car is shot by any means. Hell a tranny is cake compared to other jobs. And with you saying your credit isnt the best i would just repair you issues vs being stuck with a car and a payment.

 

Truth.

I'm on number 5 But it's lasted longer than most of the autos have so far, so...

 

i want to know where in the fawk your gettin a tranny for a 100.00 bucks??? i paid 700.00 for a 70,000 mile trans last summer and 500.00 to put it in!! if he's lucky, he'll find a reputable trans shop to do it and a good trans like i did.

 

Eh they come dime a dozen. Im sure if you searched around, and not to picky about what you get(as long as it came with a warrenty) ,its possible

 

we got a lot of junk yards here. and they sell autos for $300. i actually found one selling it for $220.

5 speed though, everyone wants $850

 

in this times you bail out what you have.
get a tranny from a wrecking yard
as for the paint job, I did a $50 rusto paint job on my max love it

 

Of the four I had in my car, one was original, second was rebuilt under warranty, third I got for free (just had to drive to the ATL) and the 4th cost me ~$150.

A local (well when I was in MD) yard sells any trans for $80 (with core it's $100), you just have to pull it yourself.

There are probably a dozen auto A32s in that yard at any given time, so it's not hard at all to find one for $100.

 

get on www.car-part.com and get a used, locking AT tranny for around $500. below are just a few cheapest/nearest (to me) hits - all w/locking differential. non-locking are between $1k-$1.5k average.

1995
Transmission
Nissan Maxima 08098$550Rowland Auto Recycling USA-UT(West-Valley) E-mail 1-800-870-27993481996
Transmission
Infiniti I30MATCH 60826$450Rowland Auto Recycling USA-UT(West-Valley) E-mail 1-800-870-27993481995
Transmission
Nissan MaximaMATCH 90106$450Rowland Auto Recycling USA-UT(West-Valley) E-mail 1-800-870-27993481998
Transmission
Nissan MaximaMATCH OFF 60315 11772$450Rowland Auto Recycling USA-UT(West-Valley) E-mail 1-800-870-2799348

don't think about getting into any car payments - you're too young for that.

 

Just get a used tranny and call it a day. Hey manny097 I wanna see how that $50 paint job came out.

 

lol

 

I don't understand how you've gone through so many. 223K with the original engine and tranny in my '96. Still no problems.

 

All defective

I blame it on Maxima gremlins, my car doesn't like automatics. 5 speed has been fine so far though.

 

give me a week or so, im going to post pics,
i did the interior for like $200
paint was Like 40 but it helps if you have the tools
Headlight retro $35
i call it the budget Max, i was going to get rid of it, but Nah

 

i donno how a paint job cost $50

nismovqde-? is going to paint my car, and its going to cost $380 in just materials.

 

Rustoleum.

Seriously - http://www.instructables.com/id/Pain...ith-Rustoleum/

 

I think we need to start a new thread on this im probably the first to do so

 

i rather stay with the original way

 

yeah if you have the money go for it, mines was practice, but im still happy with the results

 

I wouldnt get it rebuilt, i had mine rebuild and it was around $2000

 

Thing is, any idiot with a $40 set of hand tools can rebuild an auto trans for the cost of a rebuild kit and fluid. But for some reason there's this stigma about auto trans', that they're super hard to rebuild or something.

Personally I'd rebuild a dozen autos before I'd ever touch another manual.

 

Very true Once you open a tranny its never the same
I had mines rebuilt at a dealer, Learn my lesson

 

**** keep the max.. and do a full tranny swap.. Convert to manual!!