Time to say byebye to my Yarii - transmission problem

[tmontague]

Originally Posted by Kalispel

Myself, I'm really interested in seeing how well the clutch holds up in my first Toyota. I never had a factory OEM Honda clutch go out on me, over a half-dozen different Honda/Acuras, even @ 200K miles on one of them.

I was going to say that based on how the OEM clutch feels you'll want to scrap it and get a new one in the near future...then I realized you're in a '15 Yaris, upgraded clutch. The OEM clutches tend to last a loooong time if you treat them well.

In regards to the OP, if it ends up being just the solenoid (it likely is as the mechanical parts are bomb proof on the Yaris) then just swap that out for a new one even if you're selling at the end of the year. You'll get pennies for a car that is sold "as is" ie: doesn't run versus one that can go on a test drive flawlessly.

I don't know about where you live but down here in TO. small eco cars are in decent demand due to young/student drivers needing a cheap reliable car so they tend to re sell relatively fast.

[MyzticZ3r0]

Originally Posted by Exiwolfman

i would look for junk yard trans out of a wreck and just swap it cos it dont take much time to do it .

I called a few junkyards here in Vegas - surprisingly, the two transmissions my mechanic found are the same ones I found.

Originally Posted by Kalispel

Even on cars with reputations of high reliability and longevity, there is a certain amount of potluck involved with regards to random component failure here or there. Still, no need to throw out the baby with the bathwater, as they say.

Myself, I'm really interested in seeing how well the clutch holds up in my first Toyota. I never had a factory OEM Honda clutch go out on me, over a half-dozen different Honda/Acuras, even @ 200K miles on one of them.

True - I got the diagnostic ran today and it's not the third gear gone, but first. Instead, we're going to switch out two of the solenoids, along with the gasket and fluid to see where that leads us. The solenoids are rather expensive, $150 a piece. Hopefully this will fix the issue and I can keep the car long enough so I can sell it at the end of the year. With labor and parts, it's about $500, which I don't mind investing in.

Originally Posted by tmontague

I was going to say that based on how the OEM clutch feels you'll want to scrap it and get a new one in the near future...then I realized you're in a '15 Yaris, upgraded clutch. The OEM clutches tend to last a loooong time if you treat them well.

In regards to the OP, if it ends up being just the solenoid (it likely is as the mechanical parts are bomb proof on the Yaris) then just swap that out for a new one even if you're selling at the end of the year. You'll get pennies for a car that is sold "as is" ie: doesn't run versus one that can go on a test drive flawlessly.

I don't know about where you live but down here in TO. small eco cars are in decent demand due to young/student drivers needing a cheap reliable car so they tend to re sell relatively fast.

I got the diagnostic today and will be replacing two of the solenoids, along with a gasket and fluid. I'll keep my fingers crossed. It's 1/3 amount of the price of what i'd pay for a used tranmission (42k milage) and the install time is about half. I'll keep everyone posted. I live in Las Vegas, NV. The yaris isn't exactly in high demand here - most are materialistic, even if they're students.