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Originally Posted by runfrodorun
Maybe sarcasm is called for, but what else can I do seriously? just sell the car? everything under the hood has been kind of a disaster. I'd take the problems of trying to swap engines with a kit over letting the one that's already in it break my heart over and over again.
As far as I know there's no aftermarket options for transmissions, and I haven't checked for fuel pumps but I don't have high hopes.
I want to like this car so bad but it aint making it easy. I've had it for 3 years now and I don't want to get rid of it but yet...
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Well the fuel pump is what it is and isn't broken in any way.
The transmission is a different matter. There are a few guys that have had issues but the majority seem to be fine. I have over a 100k miles on mine and it shifts perfectly every single time. The good ones outweigh the bad ones by a huge margin so maybe just swap a whole different tranny in.
You realize just how difficult and expensive an engine swap is right? It isn't just a matter of buying a kit and slapping it in in an afternoon. Even when (if?) it is complete you will have more reliability issues than a noisy fuel pump and some wonky shifts. That isn't even getting into all the other things on the car that you can and will break with the swap.
Totally get the frustration but the swap could very well end up with you going from bad to worse.