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Saturn Vue underneath shots

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These are shots from
underneath a 2004 Saturn Vue.

Engine - Oil pan (left) and trans (right) Engine - Oil pan (left) and trans (right)

Shock and sway bar link (I think they are plastic) Shock and sway bar link (I think they are plastic)

Exhaust flex joint (this rattles when you hit it) Exhaust flex joint (this rattles when you hit it)

This is the mid-muffler This is the mid-muffler

By passenger side strut, the tiny oil filter By passenger side strut, the tiny oil filter

Drive shaft, resonator, dual gas tanks and Drive shaft, resonator, dual gas tanks and black charcoal vapor return filter?
black charcoal vapor return filter?

Da dual tanks, now how does one get to another? Da dual tanks, now how does one get to another?

front sway bar and steering rack (where's the motor/pump?) front sway bar and steering rack (where's the motor/pump?)

Rear shot to front, rear diff, dual tanks Rear shot to front, rear diff, dual tanks

Rear springs and standard shocks Rear springs and standard shocks (least they are not inside the springs?)
(least they are not inside the springs?)

Photo of fixed rear end Photo of fixed rear end(clicking when turning, this fix madethe AWD "kick in" not work unlessthere was a lot of slippage)
(clicking when turning, this fix made
the AWD "kick in" not work unless
there was a lot of slippage)

This is what you could do on wet services
before the read end fix. Now you would
have to floor the car.

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