tranny swap

propagandhi420 · Post by **propagandhi420** » March 26th, 2006, 2:09 pm

I planned a BPT swap for my car this winter but things didnt work out as planned... so i figure i'll wait til next winter so shes not off the road all summer tryin to find all the parts needed.. anyways my tranny is now fucked.. you can hear and feel it grinding when slowing down in and out of gear.. anyways i figure instead of fixing the POS i'll just replace it.. and since i plan on a BPT swap soon, does anyone here think it would be a good idea to bolt up the protege lx tranny in the mean time?? from what i read it will fit... but does this sound like a retarded idea? or should i just do it all together...I NEED MY CAR FOR THIS SUMMER!!

thanks!

torpedan · Post by **torpedan** » March 27th, 2006, 9:21 am

Usually I run items like this till they actually blow up. I would suggest first though checking the fluid level of the trans or running a combination of other fluids to see if it helps it survice better.

I am assuing that you have a 5 speed as well. I had previous run a combination of Syncromesh and 20w50 (50% of each) and had good results. This actually avoided the need to replace a tranny from the second gear syncro being fried.

Pulling and putting a transmission (as long as its manual) can be done in well under a day by a compotent tech. You should not be down for a while when you replace it.

CarMan1 · Post by **CarMan1** » March 27th, 2006, 11:52 pm

yeh replacing a manual tranny is really easy. Id never done it, and it only took me 3-4 hours to replace a clutch, and get the new tranny up...

torpedan · Post by **torpedan** » March 28th, 2006, 12:14 am

Just to be sure about clarification though, its easy if you have mechanical skills and a good working knowledge of how to work on cars.. Its hard to give advise when at times some people have never turned a wrench before.

propagandhi420 · Post by **propagandhi420** » March 29th, 2006, 7:16 pm

thanks for your help, i'm gonna look around for a protege lx tranny to bolt up to my 1.6 dohc until i find time for the bp-t swap...

papadeez15 · Post by **papadeez15** » March 29th, 2006, 8:51 pm

i wouldnt do that if i were you...

Limegreen mx-3 · Post by **Limegreen mx-3** » March 29th, 2006, 10:27 pm

propagandhi420 wrote:thanks for your help, i'm gonna look around for a protege lx tranny to bolt up to my 1.6 dohc until i find time for the bp-t swap...

u'll need a clutch and flywheel with that tranny not to mention that u gear ratio will be shorter a bit higher rpm say going 50-60 mph.

propagandhi420 · Post by **propagandhi420** » March 30th, 2006, 4:12 pm

hhm.. so does this sound like a stupid idea? i'd rather not replace or rebuild this tranny if i'm just tearin it back out after summer.. any other sugestions?? i'd appreciate it..

thanks

azazel95 · Post by **azazel95** » March 30th, 2006, 4:37 pm

Wait and do them both at the same time.