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#1324 of 1418 Re: 1997 Saturn SC2 (AT) transmission problems HELP PLZ! [nate91304] by sideways2

Sep 05, 2007 (8:49 pm)

Replying to: nate91304 (Aug 05, 2006 12:38 am)
ok i ownd that same car till it was totaled, but anyways the thing with the saturn SC2 's are the transmition solenoid, wat that does is basicly tell ur car how to shift, until i found this out i whent through my motor mounts and to save u a lota lota money if u can do the work urself then u need to get a new transmitions solenoid or (air pressure solenoid) i think it might b called not to sure on name but if u just say the trans solenoid for ur AT SC2 1997 Saturn 2dr twin cam i believe they r all twin cams havent seen one not ; then they should know wat u mean... trust me the labor price is a rob... the part should cost around $80- or 80.02.... that is the problem with these saturns SC2's is that solenoid they always go but a new one should last u a long time depending on if ur like me and beat on ur little 4 cil saturn. . . and try to build it into a drifin car . . . but neways thats ur prob lem not major oh. . and the stallin, when ur car is off thats when u switchit out of performance/overdrive back to normal, and once replaced the stallin should go away, but until then if u wanna go some where take it out of performance and startit up then drive it like a standard until u get movin along hope i could be helpful

#1325 of 1418 Re: INTAKE GASKET: 2002 Saturn SL [kackthestar] by knowit2

Sep 10, 2007 (10:22 am)

Replying to: kackthestar (May 14, 2007 12:44 pm)
Call Saturn and make a case. Say that they are aware that it is an issue and they should give you some help. They paid half for my intake gasket. I have a 02 SL with 42,000 miles. I paid about $300. for the replacement.

#1326 of 1418 Cases with Saturn by vance33

Sep 23, 2007 (11:25 pm)

Alot of the retail facilities are very helpful with issues. If you feel stumped get the service manager to call in their area field engineer to look at your problem. I had the pleasure of working as a lead tech for Saturn for 8 years. I just found this forum so I will be frequenting them as I feel I might be of assistance at some point.

#1327 of 1418 Re: 2002 Saturn SL1 Problems? [patrickbr] by knowit2

Sep 24, 2007 (1:12 pm)

Replying to: patrickbr (Nov 11, 2005 1:36 pm)
My 2002 Saturn SL intake manifold went out this summer with 42,000 miles. Saturn agreed to pay for half of the repair. It cost me about $300 with them paying half. I'd call Saturn and open a case. Say that they knew this was a problem and redesigned the gasket. I would ask for help with the repair.

#1328 of 1418 Intake/Exhaust Manifold Gaskets by saturntuner

Oct 07, 2007 (9:55 am)

About the intake manifold... Saturn has been known for faulty seals from day 1. For instance, the infamous oil rings, or the silicone RTV that's used to seal the oil pan and timing chain cover in both 1.9L engines and the valve cover gasket in the SOHC. One solution past going to the dealer where, although they offer to eat half the bill, is outrageously expensive and aggravating, is to go to your local auto mechanic's shop and ask them to install FelPro intake and exhaust manifold gaskets. FelPro is known for making gaskets that compensate for and correct manufacturing imperfections and shortcomings. I also found a molded rubber gasket for the valve cover that fits the SOHC 1.9L engines. Only avaliable through Auto Zone and made by a company called ROL gaskets. Hope that helped.

#1329 of 1418 95 sc trans shifting hard by mitchj

Nov 08, 2007 (3:40 pm)

I got a 95 sc2 the tranny and engine are new about 40,000miles, the trans is shifting hardbetween 2nd and 3rd and on the downshift too. you have to run the rpms up to get it to shift and I was told either the trans/temp sensor or the shift sensor? it acts just like a bad vacumm modulator on the old cars. Any help would be great thanks!

#1330 of 1418 Re: Keys [alexzevahc] by mitchj

Nov 08, 2007 (3:45 pm)

Replying to: alexzevahc (May 29, 2005 1:06 pm)
I just had that problem and then the trans would not unlock, the steering colum has a lock on it along with the shifter. Each one has to unlock to work I just unhooked the shifter cable and that worked. Thats a possibility with the linkage being bad in the columm/ignition switch itself.

#1331 of 1418 Re: 1997 Saturn SC2 (AT) transmission problems HELP PLZ! [sideways2] by gar2

Dec 02, 2007 (12:12 am)

Replying to: sideways2 (Sep 05, 2007 8:49 pm)
I have a 2002 SC-2 that down shifts very hard from 3rd to second and sometimes very hard going into second. Soft throttle shifts or full throttle shifts are no problem and it does not do this all the time and seems to be more prone to doing this when cold. It first did this at 30,000 miles and I took it to the dealer where they tightened the input shaft nut and replaced the input shaft nut to the tune of $1200! now, at just about 65,000 miles, it has started doing the same thing again. I returned to the dealer who wants to replace the ecm again for $300. They do not even seem confident that this will fix it! The solenoid seems a logical suspect to me and I will replace it myself if someone can describe where it is on the tranny and the basic process of replacing it.

#1332 of 1418 Intake manifold gasket replacement by abibala

Dec 17, 2007 (6:24 pm)

Same thing happen to me today. Intake gasket replacement-charged me 470$ My saturn is SL1- 2002 model.
   What should I do, to get back atleast half my money. Should I call The saturn dealer. Any help would be really appreciated.
Thanks.

#1333 of 1418 95 saturn trans code by mitchj

Dec 21, 2007 (8:04 am)

Hi 95 saturn sc-2 auto rebiult trans about 45G miles, getting a #25 code, no tourque converter clutch, hard shift 2nd to 3rd when it acts up but only once in a while mostls when cold. When it's left to warm up about 5 minutes no problems, thanks

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