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Most of the bigger wrecking yards keep good records of their stock and they also warranty their parts. You also have an option of taking the tranny to a tranny shop and have them tested on a machine to make sure that it is working at which point you can have the filter and fluid changed.

To find a vacuum leak, start checking rubber hoses and plastic pipes for cracks, those cars have alot of plastic pipes on the right inner fender.

Originally Posted by 91vicky

I was just a bit leary at what I might get at a wreckers, not knowing anything about transmissions. The car will get upto about 50 kph before losing power, or if you accelaerate too fast then you lose power and coast until, around 20, the engine seems to engage the transmision. When there is no power, the engine will rev high if you give it gas, but the car won't accelerate. The fluid has been checked by the garage close to where it died, by CAA and CTC. I also checked the level twice a year.
How do I locate a vaccum leak. One garage told me there was no way to know where to start, so they could only charge me an hourly rate, and the time was open ended - I didn't think I could afford to that approach...
Another said a PCV valve, which I could do, just never did.
Thanks for your reply.