Love this site and all the knowledge and humor.I don't think I have posted here for many years but I thought I would make a observation .Have a 1994 saturn sl2 automatic with 220,000 miles. Changed trans. fluid and spin on filter about 15,000 miles ago.Most of you know the saturn seems to develop a "reverse slam" after many miles. Mine never slammed but the delay going into reverse from park was getting longer also shifting from reverse to drive but not as long. I put one half bottle of the Lucus transmission slip/fix in it and it now does not have the delay. I believe it is in the normal shifting time of most automatic transmissions. This is the first Lucus product I have bought.Maybe other aftermarket product would do the same thing but again....just making observation.
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What ATF did you put in it? I probably would have used MaxLife ATF and foregone the Lucas, but if it is keeping your car on the road, good on you!
At 220K miles, if a simple bottle of fluid fixed your trans issues, that's great!
It likely just swelled up the o ring on the reverse servo...see if that lasts as you may need a new O ring
Yes it's just a super thick fluid that will greatly increase the over all viscosity of the mix.
I do not know what brand of transmission oil was installed. I use a mechanic I have gone to for years. I'm sure he put in a quality fluid but not a maxlife or one of the other HD fluids. The lucus could have done the seal swell or maybe cleaned a solinoid.The transmission fluid was at the full mark prior to the Lucus .Now it is a little over the full mark .Maybe that had something to do with the improvement. I know very little about auto. trans.I too am happy with the results. I do not plan on changing the trans oil for another 15 thousand miles...if the engine/transmission lasts that long. I will go with a maxlife or similar oil. Thanks for the feedback.
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