Hey guys,
I picked up a 98 CSVT about a month ago as a project car. I brought it into a shop and had them replace some cracked motor and trans mounts. It also turns out the differential is destroyed in the car :blackeye:. The head mechanic said it's possible that there was internal damage done as well besides the visual differential so it may be a good idea to replace the whole trans. The shop quoted me $900 for a replacement transmission PLUS installation :blackeye:.
I suspect the previous owner (a young kid) did a little too many burnouts or beating. The miles read 80k or 90k. My question is, how likely is it that there may be more internal damage than the differential? I heard the differential was the weakest link in the trans. Does this mean that the rest of the internals might be ok if I have them just throw a new differential in? I'm not really sure what Quaife or Torsen differentials do opposed to stock, but I don't have the money to really go that route. In honesty, I just want to get her back on the road for as little cost as possible. This is my 3rd Contour and I make near minimum wage. It also wont be beaten on unlike what the previous owner obviously did. So stock should be fine.
I heard that they changed the differential in 1999 from the 1998 model to "harden" the differential. Is this true? Was the SVT model only offered this hardened differential or were all V6 manual models?
So does throwing a new (stock) differential sound like it will fix the problem? Or do I need to go with a replacement trans? I tried car-parts.com for a used trans but that site rarely ever sends me replies. I am not skilled enough to remove one from a car in a junkyard myself so I would have to locate one already removed from the car.
I picked up a 98 CSVT about a month ago as a project car. I brought it into a shop and had them replace some cracked motor and trans mounts. It also turns out the differential is destroyed in the car :blackeye:. The head mechanic said it's possible that there was internal damage done as well besides the visual differential so it may be a good idea to replace the whole trans. The shop quoted me $900 for a replacement transmission PLUS installation :blackeye:.
I suspect the previous owner (a young kid) did a little too many burnouts or beating. The miles read 80k or 90k. My question is, how likely is it that there may be more internal damage than the differential? I heard the differential was the weakest link in the trans. Does this mean that the rest of the internals might be ok if I have them just throw a new differential in? I'm not really sure what Quaife or Torsen differentials do opposed to stock, but I don't have the money to really go that route. In honesty, I just want to get her back on the road for as little cost as possible. This is my 3rd Contour and I make near minimum wage. It also wont be beaten on unlike what the previous owner obviously did. So stock should be fine.
I heard that they changed the differential in 1999 from the 1998 model to "harden" the differential. Is this true? Was the SVT model only offered this hardened differential or were all V6 manual models?
So does throwing a new (stock) differential sound like it will fix the problem? Or do I need to go with a replacement trans? I tried car-parts.com for a used trans but that site rarely ever sends me replies. I am not skilled enough to remove one from a car in a junkyard myself so I would have to locate one already removed from the car.