2002 Saturn Sl - Page 5 - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

First you need to see if there are any visual leaks, (place cardboard under the car)
Is the car smoking? (blue smoke out the exhaust),
I had a saturn but don't remember if the door key and ignition key was the same ?

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I would start by checking the brake light bulbs and fuses because thats what releases the parking pin.

Hmm... Belt out of position and anti freeze low. Hows your oil? It is possible your engine has seized. Saturns have decent little engines as long as they are kept with in operating temps, and have adequate oil and coolant. When you try to start it, do you hear the starter clicking or whirring?
To determine if the engine has seized , take the accessory belt off and try turning the fly wheel main pulley by hand it should turn . Make sure the wheels are chocked and the car is in neutral. If you need to jack the passenger front side up , be sure to use a jack stand. If the pulley does not move at all... It is a safe bet your engine is now just a hunk of aluminum. I hope it moves. Then it is likely your started burned out. That is a relatively inexpensive fix. And well within the abilities of the average home mechanic. Good luck!

pull dash board apart n replace lights bulb # 94

Sounds like the alternator went out and drained your battery. Pull the alternator and have it tested at autozone or oreillys. They do it for free

ask for your insurance money and give them your car.

If the fan is not working then it definetly could cause the vehicle to over heat, especially of you'r driving requires stop and go running in high traffic. You can purchase a new fan clutch at any parts store, but before you do that you may want to make sure that is whats going on. Look over the engine and underneath to make sure there are not any coolant leaks. Here are some things that will cause over heating, a faulty thermostat, fualty or leaking water pump, or even a radiator cap that is not holding the right amount of PSI anymore which helps lower the boiling point of the coolant. The best tool to use to determine if there are any leaks is a pressure tester. If you go to Autozone or Pepboys then you can use the loan a tool program to aquire that special tool and test it you'r self. The alternative would be going to a mechanic shop and having them do the inspection for you and then fixing the problem you'r self as well. Another important not is to never drive you'r vehicle if it starts to over heat, the possibility of the pistons seizing up is at its highest which would require either a new engine or reboring the cylinders, so definetly do not take overheating lightly.

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Cleaning it out has nothing to do with it. IAC does which happens to be mounted on it.

HiTry to check these things first:Check the fuel supply to your engine. If that's okay, check whether the electrical spark is getting to your spark plugs.If still having issues please check this link http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/troubleshooting-a-car-that-wont-start.htmlThanks

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As a first course of action please observe the coolant hoses. If there's coolant leakage the car will surely overheat. Do check the rotation of the radiator fan blower too, if it blows weak the car will surely overheat too. Last thing will be a crack on the cylinder head, you will need to rebuild it if that's the case.

Let's just hope that the first 2 are only the issue to cut the cost. Engine rebuild will surely cost you.

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Check u-joints and cv-joints. When they wear out it can cause play in the drivetrain, causing a 'clunk' when you put the car in reverse (and usually from reverse to drive). But, it sounds likely that this is what's causing your problem.

Code P0306 indicates a misfire on #6 cylinder. Does the engine run poor at times?

What your telling us, doesn't indicate a problem

If you have air,fuel & spark,how were they tested ?

Reccommended air pressure varies with tire makers. Your best bet will be look on the sidewall of
your tires, it will be stamped along with weight limits.

There is also a fuse module located on the passenger side of the center console under the dash. You can pull the plastic cover panel off by hand. This should be where the wiper motor fuse is located.

If it is a manual transmission, there's a good chance it is one of the shifter linkage cables. At about 100,000 miles, my shifter stopped working and it turned out to be a snapped cable housing.

disconnect the negative cable and let it sit for 5 minutes-hook it back up and let it idle for 5 minutes, then drive it normally for 5 more-resets all sensors, if there is something wrong the lights will come back and you should get a code.

Its an sl1 or an sl correct it is a single cam engine correct. Its the intake gasket

the m.a.f. sensor and oxegen sensors start working when the engine get warmed up to normal and they adjust the air fuel mixure.