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Please HELP with my 2001 Saturn L200 Problem
My Saturn L200 has 51000 miles on it and it is an automatic. It has
the 2.2 Liter engine. Between 1 and 3 thousands RPMs the car functions very normally. BUT when I give it more gas then usual it starts to climb into the 4 and 5 thousands then the car shuttered hidiously and actually starts to loose speed. You can hear the engine whine up but the car is very VERY sluggish. I think it is a transmission problem, possibly torque converter. If anyone could help me with this problem that would be great! Thank you, Adam |
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Does sound like a transmission problem.
Have you checked the fluid level? Not sure if the L200 trany is the same as my Lw300. On mine, there is no dipstick and it is a bit of a nuisance to check. I think that the philosophy was that if it isn't leaking, should be good for 100K miles. I recall that there was a 'recommended check' (not bad enough to be a recall) for the torque converter. Check with Saturn service and see if you are part of this. Either way sounds like you need service before serious damage is done. Just a note about transmission service, one of the best shops in my area looks like a hole in the wall. You wouldn't even give it a second look except that they do all the work for the City vehicles, police, ambulances and snow plows. I found them a while back by asking several service stations who they send all their transmission work to. Nice folks that stand by their work and do it at a reasonable price. I had a Chrysler minivan transmission that needed a total rebuild. Pulled the unit myself and dropped it off. Total cost $400 including a new torque converter (plus my own time to R&R). No need to consider one of the big franchises, they are often over-priced. Big shout-out to Sal's Transmissions of Harrison, NY _________________ " > wrote in message om... | My Saturn L200 has 51000 miles on it and it is an automatic. It has | the 2.2 Liter engine. Between 1 and 3 thousands RPMs the car | functions very normally. BUT when I give it more gas then usual it | starts to climb into the 4 and 5 thousands then the car shuttered | hidiously and actually starts to loose speed. You can hear the engine | whine up but the car is very VERY sluggish. I think it is a | transmission problem, possibly torque converter. | | If anyone could help me with this problem that would be great! | | Thank you, | Adam |
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