Hi all i have a 97 850 t5 that is 2 miles away from 200,000. Engine runs strong but the transmission just went out. A few months earlier it took a hit to the side that did some damage (i think it is more than just cosmetic). What is this piece that broke and how much would repair cost be?

 

The labour to remove and reinstall a transmission generally runs about $800 to $1000. A used transmission from a salvage yard can be bought for around $500. Bear in mind, in my neck of the woods, low mileage 850 transmissions are getting on the rare side. On a 200,000 mile car, I would be hesitant to spend the transmission repair costs since you already have unknown body damage. I'd suggest taking what you would spend on the transmission repair and putting for a lower mileage, good condition 850/V70. Use what you can from your car and part out the rest of the carcass.

 

After talking to my neighbor, i checked my fluids. Oil is full, and gold transmission fluid is full, and red. Is the broken piece in the picture, a part of the C.V. joint? The car starts and shifts fine but no power goes to the wheels. Also when it is in park the car will roll. All suggestions are appreciated.

 

Since the car rolls in park, I would highly suspect a damaged CV axle. Best way to check is place the transmission into park and raise both wheels until they are completely off the ground. Take a good look at your CV axles where they into the wheel hub and transmission. If they look srevicable, go ahead and rotate the driver's side tyre in a clockwise fashion. You should feel a certain amount of resistance. if it the tyre turns freely, the CV has failed. Also when rotating the driver's wheel in the above fashion, the passenger wheel should rotate in the opposite direction. If it doesn't you have a one or two failed CV axles. If one axle rotates freely while the other has resistance, even though the opposite tyre does not rotate, the CV axle is providing resistance is probably good.

Finally, if after replacing both CV axles, the transmission still does not provide power to the wheels, your torque converter has probably failed. At minimum the transmission needs to be removed for its replacement, more than likely it will be contaminated by by debris and need a disassembly of the valve body.

 

The CV is a cheap fix which you should do. The peice that you photographed, where did you get it? Did it fall on the road? That one piece looks like a CV joint cage.

 

I found the pieces while on the road. After stopping the vehicle.

 

Day 11 and still no resolution? A junk yard CV axle cost about $27. If the car is turbo, I'll come get it.

 

No resolution because I have my project 240 working as my work vehicle right now. Getting paperwork sorted. If your willing to travel for it i would consider letting her go, she is a turbo. I am also considering fixing her, as use for my work vehicle.

 

Bartleby and Iola together.

 

What part of Texas?

 

Houston.

 

Grrrr, couldn't be any further.