Where is the best place to get a replacement engine or transmission?
When an engine block cracks beyond repair, drivers face the difficult choice between buying a whole new engine and rearranging parts or taking a gamble on an old used part from a scrapyard. This uncertainty leaves them wondering whether transmissions or engines can be reliably rebuilt and how long the process takes.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Searching local junkyards
- 2Using online used auto parts aggregators like car-part.com
- 3Buying a whole used engine and swapping parts
- 4Searching scrapyard inventories online using car-part.com
- 5Pulling a transmission yourself at a pick-n-pull yard
- 6Buying a remanufactured transmission online
- 7Having a professional transmission shop rebuild the existing unit
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I have an engine block that is cracked so is that able to be replace small part and I got advised by other 2 shop saying that I need to buy whole engine and rearranged the good part and bad parts”source ↗
“Want to add to this. I have an engine block is cracked which it is not repairable.”source ↗
“I’ll need a new transmission soon but I would love to keep my car. So, I was wondering where the best place to get a new transmission is at. I was thinking of going to the scrapyard or maybe getting one on a website.”source ↗
“But I realize it would kind of be a gamble since it’s a 30 year old trans.”source ↗
“A 30 year old used one from a scrapyard is a gamble at best assuming you can find one.”source ↗
“I mean I could give it a shot, I just though auto transmissions are super complicated”source ↗
“This might be a stupid question but would it be like new after they rebuild it? And how long does it normally take to get it back?”source ↗
Where this came up
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