96 saturn will not start

it sounds like you need a starter and a CPS that sits behind the starter

Change the gas (and the oil, with Synthetic). The gas loses it's volatility after just a few months and starts to go bad. Siphon all the gas out and put in a fresh tank. Let us know if that helps.

If you are keeping the car forever, swap the engine with a rebuilt one. there are many for sale out there.
about $2k for a rebuilt with core credit. if you are really just keeping it for a year or two until the front "frame" collapses, buy a used engine out of a junkyard, look until you find one with less than 100k on it. there are many for sale on eBay but the shipping will kill you and you most likely have junkyards closer to home.

note if you have an SC1 means SOHC so you have to have a SOHC donor vehicle. SC1,SL1, or SW1
the engines were the same 96, 97,98 i believe. but do not get an older engine.

You can swap coils, to see if the condition moves. You can also do this with injectors, or try to "ohm" them out and look for a different reading. I would also swap plug wires to determine if that may be the issue. A compression test may also be a good idea.

CHANGE FUEL FILTER,COULD BE FUEL PUMP,FUEL PRESSURE SHOULD BE 31 - 36 PSI ENGINE VIN 7 AND 26 - 31 PSI ENGINE VIN 8

Try changing to another oil like Castro GTX 5W30 I have a Saturn and i had the same problem. I use to use Quaker state and it run right threw it

2002 saturn sc1 battery died,replaced,now cranks but won`t start

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it is probably bunring oil which is causing this,,,if it is burning oil you can try this to help it,sometimes it works and other times it doesnt,,,,,get the car good and hot,remove the spark plugs and get top engine cleaner and dump it into the plug hole,let it sit overnight if you can,,,,disconnect the ignition module and put rags over the plug hole and crank the engine a few minutes with breaks inbetween to get all the left over cleaner out the engine,,,,then plug the ignition module in and put the plugs in,it may smoke really really bad,,,just keep running it,,you may have to put foot on gas to start it,,,,,let it burn all the **** out the cylinders and then change the oil and get new plugs and that should help the oil burning if it is a oil burner and hopefully help the emission readings,,

sound like its flooding .you got fuel injectors leaking.

Open the hood if it says efiohc or single cam on the valve cover then it is a sc1 if it says dohc or twin cam than it is an sc2