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Originally Posted by growe58
FWIW, I also live in the Philly area (Montgomery County). My daughter just totalled her 97 Neon with a nasty side impact (luckily no serious injuries, just bumps and bruises). I'm planning on parting out the car and would be happy to sell the transmission and torque converter to you for $150. I believe the car has less than 80,000 miles and we never had any trouble with the transmission (the engine is another story...)
I don't think there are many problems with the transmissions in 1st gen Neons. It's a fairly simple and well tested three speed design, and certainly the Neon doesn't put a very heavy horsepower demand on it. Sounds like you just got unlucky...
Anyway, let me know if you're interested and I'll get you more details.
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I was looking at my 98 DC shop manual for the 98 Neon last night. I wanted to see what was involved in a tranny transplant. It doesn't look too bad, since the engine stays put. THere are two differant gear ratios, which could be an issue.
Then I noticed something big:
The fluid is supposed to be changed at 30K! My neon has 69k on it, with the original fluid. I am going to persue a fluid change with fluid from the dealer this weekend. It is quite possible that my fluid is totally spent. The Tranny mechanic may have been correct about the leaking 2-3 servo seal, but it is quite possible that my tiired old fluid is just too thin. New fluid could make a small leak in that seal a moot point.
The only other auto trans car I have ever owned was a 73 Plymouth Fury. That tranny only needed change at 100K (Dexron II?).
As for the used tranny, I am considering it, once I know how a fluid change works out. I sent a private message with my contact info.