The cost of these repairs is completely ridiculous! $3500 for parts alone. I understand why this needed to be changed because it could destroy my engine if it completely broke. But I am basically buying a new car! They tell me it will last another 150k miles now. It was making a clanking sound when revving in neutral, & when getting up to speed, it would stick in 3rd & 4th gears & over rev. These were the only symptoms I could tell with the car when driving, besides the engine & epc lights coming on. The car only has 52k miles on it. Somebody help!