# Subaru transmission install **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** outback, subaru\ **Created:** [March 8, 2020, 1:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-transmission-install/160537 "2020-03-08T01:25:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![John\_Sawyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a4c791/32.png) [@John\_Sawyer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/John_Sawyer)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 1:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-transmission-install/160537/1 "2020-03-08T01:25:09Z")
2002 car has been sitting 2 years in worcester mass…needs transmission 3.0 liter…any help out there appreciated,helping find used one,someone to install…is it worth it??, ---
**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:** [March 8, 2020, 1:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-transmission-install/160537/2 "2020-03-08T01:31:24Z")
You don’t give year or how much other work this thing might need . You need to call transmission shops for real costs . It will have bad fuel that needs to be replaced , possible frozen brakes , weathered tires and maybe a coolant flush. This had better be cheap because you don’t sound like you can handle putting a unused vehicle back on the road without spending a wheel borrow full of hundred dollar bills. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Sawyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a4c791/32.png) [@John\_Sawyer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/John_Sawyer)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 1:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-transmission-install/160537/3 "2020-03-08T01:35:03Z")
thanks for feedback ---
**Author:** ![Lee\_T](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/lee_t/32/86_2.png) [@Lee\_T](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lee_T)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 2:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-transmission-install/160537/4 "2020-03-08T02:18:36Z")
Look up how much your car is worth (mileage, amount of rust, general condition) with a working transmission and then get an estimate for replacing the transmission. Don’t spend more on the transmission than the car is worth. ---
**Author:** ![ken2116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f19dbf/32.png) [@ken2116](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken2116)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 5:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-transmission-install/160537/5 "2020-03-08T05:34:59Z")
Worcester isn’t Tucson and many things can go wrong with a non-operating car stored that long in that (often humid) environment - you’ll want to give it a comprehensive evaluation before proceeding. For what you may need to put into it, see what similar money can get you in a well cared for car that’s been operated continuously, maybe even one that has had some big ticket parts replaced. ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 2:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-transmission-install/160537/7 "2020-03-26T02:40:04Z")
What I would be more concerned with is the ever present rust issue. There are all kinds of used transmissions on eBay but as with most used parts it’s a coin flip as to whether they are worth installing or not. And yes I know salvage yards always say everything on the lot is in “good condition” when they have never driven the car the parts came out of.