'98 Accord auto trans trouble

'Curly Q. Links' wrote:
> "N.E.Ohio Bob" wrote:
>
>> My son just called from two hours south of here reporting that the auto
>>trans in his '98 Accord is "burned up" and needs replaced or repaired.
>>It's a 2.3 four cyl with 102,000 miles on it. He bought the car at a
>>Honda dealer just over three years ago. The car was one of the Honda
>>Certified ones.
>> They are saying replacement with one from a salvage yard will be $2500.
>>I think it's a little steep. I told him to call some of the independent
>>shops and get a price from them.
>> Anyone out there been down this road before? bob
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> What are the CODES displayed? That's the place to start.
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> Who is the 'THEY' that's saying it's burnt up?
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> Are you sure he doesn't still have any warranty?
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> 'Curly'

'They' is the Honda dealership service department in downtown Columbus
OH. 'They' didn't offer that the OBD would be any help in knowing the
source of the trouble. 'They' said that to find out what happened would
cost $500.00, (trans removal and disassembly) and the total repair bill
would be around $2700.00.
'They' said that he is 3000 miles and four months outside the coverage
of his warranty.
bob
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N.E.Ohio Bob, wrote the following at or about 8/15/2006 5:36 PM:

> 'They' is the Honda dealership service department in downtown
> Columbus OH. 'They' didn't offer that the OBD would be any help in
> knowing the source of the trouble. 'They' said that to find out what
> happened would cost $500.00, (trans removal and disassembly) and the
> total repair bill would be around $2700.00.
> 'They' said that he is 3000 miles and four months outside the
> coverage of his warranty.


Damn! Don't you just hate it when that happens? Seems like it never
fails to happen just out of warranty. That sucks.

Guess it's a no-go on the Honda equivalent of the GM Goodwrench
remanufactured tranny?
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N.E.Ohio Bob wrote:
> 'Curly Q. Links' wrote:
>> "N.E.Ohio Bob" wrote:
>>
>>> My son just called from two hours south of here reporting that
>>> the auto
>>> trans in his '98 Accord is "burned up" and needs replaced or repaired.
>>> It's a 2.3 four cyl with 102,000 miles on it. He bought the car at a
>>> Honda dealer just over three years ago. The car was one of the Honda
>>> Certified ones.
>>> They are saying replacement with one from a salvage yard will
>>> be $2500.
>>> I think it's a little steep. I told him to call some of the independent
>>> shops and get a price from them.
>>> Anyone out there been down this road before? bob
>>
>>
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>> What are the CODES displayed? That's the place to start.
>>
>> Who is the 'THEY' that's saying it's burnt up?
>> Are you sure he doesn't still have any warranty?
>> 'Curly'
>
> 'They' is the Honda dealership service department in downtown
> Columbus OH. 'They' didn't offer that the OBD would be any help in
> knowing the source of the trouble. 'They' said that to find out what
> happened would cost $500.00, (trans removal and disassembly) and the
> total repair bill would be around $2700.00.
> 'They' said that he is 3000 miles and four months outside the
> coverage of his warranty.
> bob

get the codes, then report back. if the transmission really has gone,
consider jdm import.
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Unquestionably Confused wrote:

> Guess it's a no-go on the Honda equivalent of the GM Goodwrench
> remanufactured tranny?
>

Both my son and I have recieved the same advise, to get a trans from a
reliable salvage yard that they know came from a low milage car.
bob
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N.E.Ohio Bob, wrote the following at or about 8/16/2006 6:05 AM:
> Unquestionably Confused wrote:
>
>> Guess it's a no-go on the Honda equivalent of the GM Goodwrench
>> remanufactured tranny?
>>
>
> Both my son and I have recieved the same advise, to get a trans from
> a reliable salvage yard that they know came from a low milage car.

Therein lies the problem, Bob. Think about it. What does ANY salvage
yard really know about the internal condition of a transmission that
comes into their possession? What are the odds of "Oh yeah, I know the
lady that had this car. She only drove to and from church and had the
car serviced religiously at XYZ Honda dealership."

I've not bought a tranny (or much of anything else lately) at a salvage
yard but if they're talking that $2500-$2700 for a pulled tranny from
Jake's Auto Graveyard, I definitely thing they're putting you over the
barrel and pulling your pants down. That rate sounds more appropriate
for a remanufactured transmission from a 3rd party shop. Labor to R&R a
transaxle on a late model FWD GM product is booked at around 7 hours
exclusive of diagnostic testing.

Best you can hope for is one that might provide a warranty but even
then, expect it to be short and likely only cover against DOA.
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