I ended up picking up an 2001.5 Qx4 from a friend of a friend, hes had it off the road for a while now, as he just bought another car when the Qx4 started having problems. Im trying to do some preliminary diagnosis to as what I will have to replace to get the car road worthy.
He said it was having start-up issues ( sometime turn the key to start the car and nothing happens, starter doesnt attempt to crank or nothing, but try 2 minutes later and itll start like a dream, sometimes would take 15 minutes, sometimes wouldnt happen for a week ) Would a new starter solenoid be to blame?
The biggest issue is an aparent shifting issue, he showed me that the transmission had been completely rebuilt only 3 years ago, but was already acting up again,he said sometimes it seems to rev higher like the transmission is slipping, and since I had the car towed to my house, and dont have insurance or plates on it yet, Ive only driven it around the block, but it does seem slow to shift into second or third, but Ive barely pressed the pedal to make it aggressively shift.
If it was slipping. How hard would a transmission swap be? I seen a ton on ebay for $350-500 and that sure beats the rebuild quote of $2500 I got.
Has anyone ever swapped trannies on these 3.5L? This truck is even 2wd so that would help make the process easier Im sure. Could it be done over a week with a knowledgeable buddy or are there specialty tools necessary?
Thanks guys!!
