On the car....

[patgund]

It's official

The rattle/slip on the transmission goes away when the engine temp goes up to a certain level. (about 1/3 of the way up the scale)

The problem? Saturn engines are usually pretty good at keeping the temp at around 1/4 of the way up.

But it does suggest it's the fluid. (Fluid colour is a dark red, not the normal bright red. But it doesn't look black or burnt.)

Comments

[jecook]

If the fluid is low, you should be able to funnel more fluid into the transmission via the dipstick- I do that on my PT when it's low.

And absolutely use the right fluid- trannies are insanly expensive.

[loli-cat.livejournal.com]

I'm supposing if you looked @ the fluid, you checked the level?? When you get the fluid changed I'd suggest having the pan dropped in the transmission. Sometimes theres a sump filer or screen that gets clogged up and causes erratic slippage...