Hey guys, new here. I've been reading quite a bid about the transmission issues with the TL's. I just picked up an 04 TL as a project, got it pretty cheap because it has transmission problems.
The car will get up to 30-40 mph, and after that it starts to slip (RPM's will keep increasing but the car isn't really moving faster, like when the clutch starts slipping on a manual. It will also take a long time to shift, and when it does it will jerk/ shift really rough. The car only has 105k miles but I've been reading horror stories where guys had their tranny fail at 90k even.
I've done manual transmission rebuilds before, but never auto, so I'm going to just swap the tranny. I can get an OEM used one with about 90k miles for around 1400 with 2 year warranty, or I can get a remanufactured one with 1 year warranty for 1500... What would you recommend?
The car will get up to 30-40 mph, and after that it starts to slip (RPM's will keep increasing but the car isn't really moving faster, like when the clutch starts slipping on a manual. It will also take a long time to shift, and when it does it will jerk/ shift really rough. The car only has 105k miles but I've been reading horror stories where guys had their tranny fail at 90k even.
I've done manual transmission rebuilds before, but never auto, so I'm going to just swap the tranny. I can get an OEM used one with about 90k miles for around 1400 with 2 year warranty, or I can get a remanufactured one with 1 year warranty for 1500... What would you recommend?