tranny swap for ’04 Kia Rio

[Jon Smythe]

Hi folks, so…my dad found an ’04 Kia Rio RS 1.6 (automatic)for $500, and the gal who owned it said there were some tranny issues: she was told by a “mechanic” that it needed a new tranny. Her dad admitted he overfilled the tranny fluid, and that he also may not have used the right fluid. In researching the Rio, I saw that in many cases there might be a simple reason it was running in “safe-mode”. The car only has 125k on the odo, so I figure it’s not a hooped tranny, just a loopy solenoid or something. We had the tranny properly flushed, but it’s still limping. Gonna take it to a tranny specialist, but in the event the tranny
IS done in, what’s the most economical course of action for getting this thing back on the road?
My dad wonders (as it’s a Mazda engine) if there’s a Mazda tranny that will fit in the Rio (Mazda parts are cheap and plentiful around here, in the wreckers).
Thanks,
Jon.

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[college man]

You could check the salvage yards. look for something with
30-50k if you can find something that was wrecked with that
type of mileage. see what years from 04 and up the trans was
used to get a lower mileage trans. Also it would be plug and play.

[Jon Smythe]

Hi CM,
So an ’04 Mazda tranny would work in the Rio?
If so, what model would be a suitable donor?
Thanks
Jon.

[college man]

[quote=”Ironwolf” post=86605]Hi CM,
So an ’04 Mazda tranny would work in the Rio?
If so, what model would be a suitable donor?
Thanks
Jon.[/quote]

I was referring to another kia rio trans. I honestly don’t
Know if a Mazda will work with kia. If you do get a Kia trans
from a salvage yard. I would have a trans shop flush the torque
convertor. You could walk that in.

[Jon Smythe]

Thanks CM

[college man]

[quote=”Ironwolf” post=86911]Thanks CM[/quote]

🙂

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