Transmission problem

BYRON SMITH

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1998 MERCEDES BENZ 430E
0.8L
V6
AUTOMATIC
198,000 MILES

Car starts shifts into all gears put on drive and car waits to slip in gear with light donk sound. Car stays in first gear just got a rebuilt transmission last year. Can I use some of same parts and how much is this going to cost me?

Thursday, November 16th, 2017 AT 6:12 PM

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F4I_GUY

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If by "can I use some of the same parts" you mean if you can use parts from your failing rebuilt transmission, I would recommend against it. You have to options; spend the money and send it to a transmission repair facility that can repair only the components that have failed. Or purchased a used transmission (hopefully with some parts warranty) install it and hope that this transmission is in decent shape and can last longer than the last transmission you purchased.

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Thursday, November 16th, 2017 AT 8:07 PM

BYRON SMITH

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Thanks, what is the price range for this?

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Thursday, November 16th, 2017 AT 8:56 PM

KEN L

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These transmissions can cost rebuilt $1,500.00 to $1,800.00 for the parts and about $450.00 to $550.00 Labor. A used unit should run between $500.00 and $600.00 US.

Please let us know what happens.

Cheers, Ken

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Sunday, November 19th, 2017 AT 1:37 PM

BYRON SMITH

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Just got rebuilt transmision car is still running in first gear do it need to be reset or is it something else

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Monday, November 27th, 2017 AT 7:33 PM

KEN L

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Let's start by running the codes to see what comes up Here is a guide to get us started.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/checking-a-service-engine-soon-or-check-engine-light-on-or-flashing

Please let us know what you find.

Cheers, Ken