transmission licking

[vita via CarKB.com]

i got saturn sl1 1996... got lick on transmission .. thought it was little
lick ...i crank the car bout to buy fluid ..someone told me to look under...
i can see it was licking faster than i thought..its not licking when its park
only when you crank it....it is licking close to where you you check how much
much fluid you got by the stcik.. anyway....i got a dodge caravan which my
man change everything ... oil transmission motor oil...everything thats wrong
with it he fix it.....now back to my saturn he look at it and the way the
tranmission set up was different ...he wanna know how many screw on it..so he
can pull it out and seal it if he had to... do anybody had a picture of the
transmission so he can figure how to take it out and hopely fix it....please
help me

 

[marx404]

You can get a handy Chilton or Haynes manual from any auto store, should
show what you need and how to do it. Meanwhile I would suggest to refrain
from licking the transmission, you might get your tongue dirty and it
doesn't taste too good either. (sorry, jk lmao).

 

[Bob Shuman]

The word you are looking for is "leaking" not licking. The Saturn uses a
TAAT automatic transmission and yes, it is very different from a traditional
auto trans with a large pan and gasket on the bottom side. The TAAT is
actually two pieces that are sealed vertically, not horizontally! You may
be able to find a picture or diagrams if you use a search engine on the
"Saturn TAAT" acronym. You may also try looking/asking in Saturn Fans at:
http://saturnfans.com/

Good luck

Bob

 

[Oppie]

Good catch there Bob.
More folks that do not have English as a primary language should try
babelfish or a similar translator service. Not great for some of the idioms
but the price is right (vs a paid service).
http://babelfish.altavista.com/

Then again, I was reading a post by a Brit who was referring to a torch.
Most of the readers were thinking torch as in acetylene when he was meaning
'flashlight'. <g>
Oppie