It's a 1995 VW eurovan with 171k miles. The transmission was already rebuilt at 146k but I think I feel it slipping at about 1500 rpms when going from 2nd to 3rd and other times usually with rpm's < 2000. Will it save money to do it sooner or just let it go?
2006-08-18 14:18:23 · 4 answers · asked by jonny c 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
i would have it looked at first. what if its just out of adjustment. If it was rebuilt correctly it shouldnt be goin so soon.
2006-08-18 14:33:43 · answer #1 · answered by LISA B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends. Do you like to hearing a mechanic say "shame you didn't bring it in when it started screwing up. It was just the thingy that went out and we could have fixed it right up in a few minutes. Too late now though." I don't actually know what the problem is with your van but I do know that small problems let go too long usually turn into big expensive problems. You might get lucky, maybe you won't and it just needs a total rebuild again. Only one way to find out. If you wait long enough even you already seem to know it will in fact need rebuilding.
The bad thing is that quite a few transmission shops don't want to "fix" transmissions. They want to do total rebuilds and that's all. So just about everything that comes in "needs rebuilding". Shop around.
2006-08-19 00:32:43 · answer #2 · answered by Gypsy R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is better to do it before it goes out,,it don't cost as much this way,,and it don't damage some of the real important parts in there,,never let it go all the way out on you,,i own a repair shop,,and when they get to the point that the go out,,sometimes they cant be rebuilt,,i hope this help,s
2006-08-18 21:26:02 · answer #3 · answered by dodge man 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest getting it done sooner. The reason being, that alot of shops will charge based on the damage to the unit.
2006-08-18 21:24:26 · answer #4 · answered by trannyman166 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋