Re: Junkyard transmission?

On Wed, 29 Mar 2006, Richard wrote:

Would it make sense to look for a replacement in a junkyard, and hope to find a more recent year, when the transmissions weren't quite as bad? How bad of a wreck can a transmission survive, such that you're likely to find a good one in a wrecked Caravan? What other vehicles have transmissions compatible with a Caravan's?

The folks at the junk yard will have a chart with exactly the information you are looking for.

Not a "chart", it's an interchange manual called Hollander's, and nowtimes it's on computer. Anyone may access Hollander interchange information. Go to www.car-part.com (searchable used auto parts clear across North America), put in your year, make and model and specify the part you're after. Search results will list all directly-interchangeable years, makes and models for that particular part. Results come up sorted in descending-price order; you can choose to sort by other criteria (such as vehicle year) by clicking the column headings. Note that Hollander interchange information does NOT include any indirect interchanges. ANY difference that would require modification or adaptation, no matter how minor, will exclude a part from the list of those that will fit your vehicle. So, interchange information will get you partway or most of the way there, but there may be specialised knowledge along the lines of "Oh yeah, a 2004 transmission will fit your '93, all you have to do is swap the dipstick tube and pan."


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