Some insights on Used Automatic Transmissions

[Mishakol129]

Hi again. I want to know about use automatic transmissions and their associated parts. I have a really old one with about 333,000 miles on it. Now I know that they make these so called "rebuild kits" for them, but I have no idea if anyone has ever even done this before.


Since I am going to rebuild the engine in my car, is there a chance that my AT will blow up any time soon? It works just fine right now, may shift hard at times but its not bad, and "S" light came on for a bad speed sensor. The previous owner seemed to have taken good care of it.

I want to know if I can do anything now to prevent it from going bad after my engine rebuild. (That would stink). I know Lucas makes this outstanding AT fluid additive which has been hailed on Amazon by its reviewers.

I don't know about AT's. Is this a healthy concern for this old AT, or should I expect it to last well beyond the 333,000 miles?


Thanks you and have a good night.


Mike.

[Dani Filth]

if properly maintained the autos can last a long time. if abused they will fail. seeing as yours has that many miles on it and it still works id say it has been maintained. shifting hard is better than shifting soft. soft shifts mean things are worn out inside.

dont put additives in your transmission. ever. use only honda atf. nothing else. change the fluid every 15,000 or so.

if yours is working fine then id stick with it. it could blow up but you know it works. if you replace it with another you might be replacing it with crap that someone abused. i knew a girl that had a civic for 6 years and never changed the transmission fluid. when she did it was black and smelled burnt. i feel sorry for the poor fool that bought that car. i bet the trans died by now.

if you want to try a rebuild then get a used transmission and rebuild that. transmissions are complicated though. i wouldnt know where to begin!