98 SL2 Auto Trans Shifting Problems

Thank you very much for your help, Bob.



Bob Shuman wrote:
> The Saturn spin on transmission filter (looks like a regular oil filter) has
> a magnet integrated into the design. As such, it that gets replaced when
> the filter gets replaced. This type of filter was a novel idea and in my
> opinion is head and shoulders above the filter and magnet in the bottom of
> the in the pan design used in nearly every other transmission I've ever
> seen.
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> I also like the fact hat the trans has a drain plug as this makes it a lot
> easier to do this job. The reality here is that given the location of the
> drain and filter, it is far easier to change the transmission fluid and
> filter than the regular oil!
>
> Hope that your transmission continues to run good. I'd plan on changing
> that fluid about every 30K miles.
>
> Bob
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> "jake292" > wrote in message
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>>I was thinking the same thing. Changing the fluid and filter is the
>>cheapest and easiest option and a good starting point. Bob, I could
>>actually hear the "plunk" that the pockets of thicker fluid made as they
>>dropped into the catch pan. One interesting thing; the trans filter
>>off, it was still pretty hot so, I tossed it to the ground after
>>removing it from the last few threads by hand. When I was finished and
>>cleaning up I noticed something on the filter, right over the threaded
>>hole that fixes it to the engine. It was a large and powerful magnet
>>which, still had some metal shavings caught before entering the filter.
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