New here, just acquired a 96 SL2. Has 138000 miles and been run pretty hard. Was a gift for the daughter though. Anyway car had a cracked radiator tank, needed a good going over oil, filter, trans service etc. Just finished it yesterday. New rad, new oil & filt, new trans filt (from saturn dealer), new trans cooler return line, fresh fluid. CAr is very slow to engage reverse. When it does slams pretty hard. Drive engages fine. Ideas? Larry
slow reverse
Jul 30, 2004
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Did they/you fill the trans fluid properly? First thing to check is the fluid level by following instructions in the owner's manual.
Bob
...do a Google newsgroup search on "valve body" and you'll get lots of info. There used to be a suggested fix (other than replacing the part) over at
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Larry:
My Saturn dealer told me it was a bad valve body. They replaced it and it didn't fix the problem. It turns out that the > New here, just acquired a 96 SL2. Has 138000 miles and been run pretty hard.
Larry:
I was hav> Were you having other "issues" or just this one symptom? I went to a trans
Dang I have done lots of research on this and What sucks is the dealer or a good trans shop is the only way to check it. And even then the deal says its one thing and its something else. These tranny's are crap. I have same symptoms:
No reverse or harsh engage. Won't shift into 3rd or 4th sometimes when warm. Same trouble codes mentioned about no second or thrid gear. Sad thing is it could be the shaft nut or bushing or the valvae body or teh clutches or any damn thing you can think of cuz these transmissions suck
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