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i owned 5 saturns and i never heard of a speed governor on one. mine were all 4 cylinders and would top out at the end of the engine's oomph, not from any mechanical limitation.
The SL2 is a DOHC 1.9L and the SL1 is a SOHC 1.9L. They have different transmissions, the DOHC uses a 15 inch wheel while the SOHC has a 14 inch wheel. So when you are shopping around for another transmission you must get one from the same type of engine. Saturn auto transmissions seem to be problematic, I stuck with the manual trannys and had very good luck.
Time to find a much lower mileage used tranny and have it put in. Replace the clutch components with new stuff while you are at it.Note that the transmissions 91-99 will most likely swap but you must know whether you have an SL1 or SL2 and the donor car must be the same..
you can check if its the clutch by puting car in 4th gear and releasing clutch pedal slowly if the pedal travels a long way out and the engine just spins then its the clutch.
you dont normally change clutch lining .. you replace the "clutch plate" .. that includes lining .. you have to remove the transmission to get at the clutch plate .. if your clutch is just slipping (not chattering) then that could be just the clutch "free pedal" adjustment ... you should have some free movement of the clutch pedal before it engages the clutch .. maybe an inch or two .. you should feel resistance only after you move the pedal that far .. if there is no free pedal then it may be keeping the clutch from fully engaging .. the free pedal adjustment is usually easy to do and not expensive ..
It sounds like your hydraulics might have gone bad. They are no longer pressing the pressure plate hard enough in order to disengage the clutch disc from the flywheel.
If the pedal feels any different this may be an indication that the hydraulics are bad. Otherwise it could be the pressure plate fingers are worn enough where it won't have the spring pressure needed to push on the outer diaphragm to disengage the clutch.
Also there is no "oil" in a manual Saturn transmission, it is ATF, the same stuff you put in your automatic transmission.
This is the automotive equivalent of a ***-change operation. In short, dont do it...
The problem you have is not if the tranny will fit (which it won't as a direct bolt-in replacement), the problem is in everything else that needs to be moded. Your engines computer is not programed to recognize or work with a manual tranny. You would need to modify the console to accept a manual shifter, install a clutch and clutch pedal assembly, plumb the needed fluid systems, and replace the entire wiring harness in the engine bay. In short, if you are asking - this won't go well and even if it did work, the car would not be reliable. By the time you spend everything involved in this project, it would be much cheaper to buy a 95 or 98 Saturn with the transmission that you prefer.
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