Recent content by JakeR22

Well I let it sit for about 3 months, and took it to the shop ealier this week. Total rebuild. Converter came apart and put junk in the trans. All wear components were well, worn.. haha. Total cost $2250 .

My auto trans went out on my '01 Civic at 225k miles. It's never been in the shop before that. But I did the other stuff; timing belts, water pump, basic stuff. But you can find a long list of owners who's trans went out way under what I got, and very few that have gone over.

How dare they use metal that rust!

Originally Posted By: dparm Oh cool, it looks like there is a facility near my parents' house in the burbs. Thanks, all! They'll take it, and then dump it down the drain, :) .

I have, and know of others who have had good luck with Lucas transmission stop slip product. To me, it's worth a try, the trans is going out, if this can get you a few more miles out of it, why not.

Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah Originally Posted By: JakeR22 Is this the 1zz engine? Affirmative. 1ZZFE Thanks. I have that engine in my Vibe. I've heard that they can be hard on oil since they have a timing chain. That doesn't appear to be the case here.

I wait a long time before I put my car into gear. At least until the starter disengages.

Is this the 1zz engine?

Originally Posted By: severach Originally Posted By: fdcg27 It would be nice if most makers still used a drain plug in the trans pan. Draining through a plug is no good. If you don't clean the magnet and the dust off the pan you haven't done anything useful. Line flushes are worthless for the...

Originally Posted By: SLCraig Why did they have to off the Saturn S-Series? The best small car GM has ever made for sure. Don't that have auto trans issues?

I'd like to have that 1.4 turbo, manual tras. But I keep my cars forever, and I'd be concerned about the durability of that engine. Would it go 300k miles, on the original turbo?

Originally Posted By: Geo_Prizm Thanks for the explanation. Did you feel any difference in shifting after the maintenance? No problem. I really couldn't tell any difference in shifting.

I just jacked the front up, and put it on jackstands. The filter comes with a gasket already in place, and is attached by 3 bolts. It also comes with pan gasket. My pan is really easy to get to, nothing is in the way, so I used a 1/4" drive cordless impact to remove the 10mm bolts. The whole...

My Vibe just turned 144k miles, so I thought I'd change the trans filter. The pan has a drain plug, so I've been doing drain and fills every 20k miles or so. Using a combo of T-IV and Amsoil ATF. The filter is just a fine wire mesh, and it did have a few specs in it. The pan has 2 magnets...

Almost all aftermarket aluminum wheels are not hubcentric, and they're doing just fine.