# 2001 Mazda Tribute - repair estimate for torque converter **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** tribute, mazda\ **Created:** [June 4, 2021, 11:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-mazda-tribute-repair-estimate-for-torque-converter/177251 "2021-06-04T23:36:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CharlotteFoster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@CharlotteFoster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CharlotteFoster)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2021, 11:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-mazda-tribute-repair-estimate-for-torque-converter/177251/1 "2021-06-04T23:36:46Z")
car stuck in neutral, needs Torque converter silinoid clutch to valve. What is estimated repair cost with labor from a repair shop. Is it work purchasing for 600.00 ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2021, 12:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-mazda-tribute-repair-estimate-for-torque-converter/177251/2 "2021-06-05T00:25:17Z")
Only a repair shop can give you a price . It all depends on just what is wrong and what shop does it . And if you are thinking of furnishing the parts forget it. You furnish parts and the shop does not have to give any warranty on the parts . Just don’t use one of the chain type places for this ( such as AAMCO ). Edit : Does ( Is it work ( worth ? ) purchasing for $600.00 mean you are thinking of buying this thing ? If so I say No because it could have a lot more wrong with it than just needing a complete transmission. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2021, 12:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-mazda-tribute-repair-estimate-for-torque-converter/177251/3 "2021-06-05T00:27:48Z")
If the owner of the vehicle told you this, walk away. Tester ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2021, 12:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-mazda-tribute-repair-estimate-for-torque-converter/177251/4 "2021-06-05T00:30:04Z")
$3000. The torque converter clutch is not a factor when shifting into drive, it is only used in higher gears to save fuel. That transmission needs an overhaul. ---
**Author:** ![bcohen2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@bcohen2010](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bcohen2010)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2021, 4:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-mazda-tribute-repair-estimate-for-torque-converter/177251/5 "2021-06-05T04:33:08Z")
If you need a “repair shop” to do the work for you, it is not worth buying project vehicles, period. If you were capable of doing the work yourself, swapping out the transaxle with a used one from a junkyard, it might make sense to buy this SUV, but I’d still bargain the price down to $450 or so. Scrap value is less than $300, so that’s a 50% premium over what a junkyard would pay for this non-drivable SUV. ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2021, 5:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-mazda-tribute-repair-estimate-for-torque-converter/177251/6 "2021-06-05T05:09:50Z")
Agreed; someone is fudging the truth a bit. Paying 600 dollars for a 21 year old Mazda with a hokey story would not be a good move. Odds are someone told this seller the trans was wiped and they’re trying to play dumb; a not uncommon tactic when someone wants to unload junk. If the car was clean both in and out I’d give 200 bucks for it and that’s only because I have the ability to fix it myself. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2021, 12:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-mazda-tribute-repair-estimate-for-torque-converter/177251/7 "2021-06-05T12:47:00Z")
The OP can count this as one more vote for walking away from this very-flawed 20 year old vehicle. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2021, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-mazda-tribute-repair-estimate-for-torque-converter/177251/8 "2021-06-05T19:09:48Z")
I’ve had a few transmission overhauls and never has just a converter been replaced. When converters go, so they tell me, debris is spread through the trans making an overhaul necessary.