hmm ya know - timing chain - but what about my transmission :(

[xcrazymike]

i'm broke as can be due to bills, but what about my transmission - prefer you're rather interested in the transmission problem than the timing chain - i know nothing about my 91 q45 and i need help;;; i don't know anything prior about my car, except it was bought in miami - seems as if the a/c belt snapped off so i don't run the a/c, my steering loses fluid or so it seems and every so often i fill it up with fluid - i have 191k miles on it - *sigh* i guess you can call it slipping for my transmission, 80% of the time i accel, it seems like it's stuck in first gear, alot of the times i'll accell on the highway and the rpms go up b4 the tran shifts, and i hear a -click- sound alot...? help me save my car by your expertise, i beg of thee ((((( spank u

Mike

[Jesda]

This is the wrong car to own without the resources to spend. My advice is to sell it.

Now to answer your questions, first check the articles at http://www.nicoclub.com.

You might be leaking transmission fluid (ATF is used in power steering) from the high pressure hoses, low pressure return lines, or the rack itself.

Do a search on "chain guides". YOU MUST DO A SEARCH ON "CHAIN GUIDES"

191k is a long time for the Q transmission. Small things like jerking, hard shifting, and funny idling can be fixed with a flush, but if its dead or slipping, its toast.

Again, sell the car unless you really, really love it and are willing to commit time and energy.
Modified by Jesda at 8:43 PM 5/3/2007

[Haitian_King]

What he said.

[Q45tech]

The least expensive junkyard take out will be $500 [and boy are you gamb|ing because it may be worse or no better] JDM takeouts [lower but almost all Japan city miles] are usually $750 pickup in Atlanta.

Then the 5-6 hours of installation labor. Twice if you get a bad one first time.

Driven into ground Q often need $7-10,000 to get back to normal but most don't know normal without purchasing new.

We buy running junkers for $500 delivered for parts.

[96Qowner]

You can try a couple good flushings for the transmission - might help, probably won't fix it, but a replacement is gonna run $3500 or so - a professional flush is just over $100. Get it flushed, see what happens.