im buying a junkyard tranny what can i check to make sure it works

[90f23a1accord]

like the title states im intrested in getting a tranny from a junkyard for my 90accord with the f23a1 motor swap i found the f23a1 tranny from the junk yard but it was hit from the passanger side door area but he guarenteed the tranny to work what are some of the ways to make sure the tranny isnt broken or damaged in any way i dont wanna buy a lemon. please help. also i know the car has some front end damage but it was mostly the radiator and battery compartment that took a majority of the damage there. so should i be against getting this?

[92smokeaccord]

like the title states im intrested in getting a tranny from a junkyard for my 90accord with the f23a1 motor swap i found the f23a1 tranny from the junk yard but it was hit from the passanger side door area but he guarenteed the tranny to work what are some of the ways to make sure the tranny isnt broken or damaged in any way i dont wanna buy a lemon. please help. also i know the car has some front end damage but it was mostly the radiator and battery compartment that took a majority of the damage there. so should i be against getting this?

check for cracks in the bell houseing and case.

[ibr_adam09]

Make sure the Junkyard offer some type of warrenty or return policy, if they don't, then their parts could be iffy.

[MyDianaZ06]

you should ask around tranny shops and ask how much they charge to rebuild a tranny. and depending on the price of the tranny and the shops qoute you should by the tranny and have the shop rebuild it.

[alb_accord]

check the oil, if it's burned, if its clean or not, other than that you can't really check for other things. oh get all the sensors and torque converter if its automatic

[JDM_CB7_TX]

I would say all of the above man. Really ask on the warranty bro. even if it is like 30 days. Gives you more then enough time to see if it is sticking or hesitating going in to gear at all.

[PR CB7]

check the magnetic drain plug, also take the front 4 solenoids, they'll have small screens, check them out, anything else

it was a hit, also, f23 is 98+ so it should be good
only a few people that beat f23s

[90f23a1accord]

thanks for all the help i will make sure to check these things out

[Shay91Racer]

also if you see one that's been hit... 9 out of 10 it was running but you won't know about grinds or anything till you install it. but most jys have warranties on trannys

[EJX_Michael]

check the magnetic drain plug, also take the front 4 solenoids, they'll have small screens, check them out, anything else

it was a hit, also, f23 is 98+ so it should be good
only a few people that beat f23s

I don't think OBD2 trannys work with OBD1 ECUs or TCUs, do they? I'm 99% sure that the OBD2 ECU has the tranny computer in it.

To the OP, you might want to check that you will be able to just plug the tranny into your stock harness. Even then, I don't know what TCU you would use.


Unless you are getting a 5 speed, in which case you should be fine. I think the speed sensor may be different though.

[deevergote]

also if you see one that's been hit... 9 out of 10 it was running but you won't know about grinds or anything till you install it. but most jys have warranties on trannys

That's what I was going to say. A damaged car was running. An undamaged car was junked for another reason... and that reason could be a bad transmission.