I have a Saturn 01 sl2 that will not start it will crank but will not turn over I don't know if its because it 30 below today or what. Heres the problem: Car would not start tried to Jump start the car. Car would not take the jump. So decide to change the battery, still noting, checked the oil which was VERY low put 4 quarts of oil in the engine nothing. I think its the altnerator but I don't know. Also I was leaking Coolent but it has now stoped and now Im leaking transmission fuild. Can your car not start because of no transmission fuild? Please Help!!!!!!!!
Oh man, sounds like you need a new car. Have you checked to make sure you got gas? Is the fuel pump working ? You should hear a soft whirrrrrrrrr sound coming from the rear of the vehicle just as you turn your key to battery position (one notch before crank). The sound will go for a second or so and then stop. If you don't hear it - it's your pump. Could be that your gas line froze as well (30 below, yikes!) If the car doesn't start when jumped, this tells me that it's not your alternator.
Anyway, bottom line is to make sure gas making its way to the engine...
OK, So today I added a bottle of ISO HEET and some gas previously was at 1/4 tank now at 1/2 , replaced the battery, .........still nothing .... sprayed starter spray in the carb. still nothing I don't think the engine seizes because it would just click instead of faking like it wants to turn over..(actually had that happen before)...so I'm like out of ideas. :(..also when trying to crank if after the 5 try the battery is drain and needs to be recharged new and old one.....
A car engine needs four basic things to start: vaporized gasoline/fuel, oxygen/air, compression, and spark/ignition. Since you sprayed starter fluid down the throttle body (I assume the throttle plate was wide open when you tried that?) and did not hear it trying to start, it either is very badly flooded (you usually would smell this condition) or one of the other necessary ingredients is missing.
I'd make sure you are getting ignition by removing the spark plugs (one at a time to not mix up the wires) and making sure they are not fouled. If they are old, just replace them with new, properly gapped plugs. If they are fairly new, you can clean them with a bit of sand paper or emery cloth. Spark can also be checked while they are out by leaving an ignition wire attached and grounding the threaded base of the electrode. Be careful doing this and use proper insulation since you do not want to get jolted by several thousand volts!
If you have spark and fuel, then make sure the engine is not flooded. Also check the air filter to make sure it is not clogged. If it has not been replaced lately, then replace that as well since it will not hurt. If all this fails, then you need to make sure you actually have the engine and valves turning in synch and that the timing chain did not jump a few teeth or completely break/fall off (no compression).
Good luck.
Bob
PS As another poster indicated, 4 quarts is the full capacity of the crank case, so if you really were down more than 1 quart for any period of time, then you likely have done significant long-term damage to the engine.
OK, So today I added a bottle of ISO HEET and some gas previously was at 1/4 tank now at 1/2 , replaced the battery, .........still nothing .... sprayed starter spray in the carb. still nothing I don't think the engine seizes because it would just click instead of faking like it wants to turn over..(actually had that happen before)...so I'm like out of ideas. :(..also when trying to crank if after the 5 try the battery is drain and needs to be recharged new and old one.....
PS In cold weather, if possible you should try to never let your fuel tank get below 1/2 full since the more air you have in the empty tank, then the more water is able to condense on the cold walls and then mix with the fuel possibly leading to the problem you are experiencing.
Think about this for just two seconds, willya? If the engine is seized, the only noise you're going to get out of it *is* a clicking noise from the starter... and if you had to put 4 quarts of oil in it, like you said yesterday, there wasn't *any* oil there to begin with.
Ha - I know it's slightly off topic but this reminded me of when I was about
17 years old. I had a Ford Granada and after doing a tune up, I started it and it was running rough. Why it was running, I looked at the engine and saw I had left a wire off. I said "Oh - That's why!"....Don't know what the hell I was thinking, but I grabbed the wire and attempted to put it back on...... LOL.....
OK, So today I added a bottle of ISO HEET and some gas previously was at 1/4 tank now at 1/2 , replaced the battery, .........still nothing .... sprayed starter spray in the carb. still nothing I don't think the engine seizes because it would just click instead of faking like it wants to turn over..(actually had that happen before)...so I'm like out of ideas. :(..also when trying to crank if after the 5 try the battery is drain and needs to be recharged new and old one.....
Thanks to all who replied.. :)
Confused...So are you saying it's just clicking when you try to start it or are you saying it's trying to start but crapping out after the 5th time? What do you mean when you say "instead of faking like it wants to turn over"? Is it actually turning over? Turning over slow like an almost dead battery?
Ok.......Update...Had my mech. come look at it he said its the CPS that needs replacing......but I found a broken fuel test port fitting (I Think that's the correct name for this line), but I don't know where it goes. It is coupled to another line with tape that says Fuel lines the other line leads to the top of the engine(I'm guessing that line has something to do with the gas pressure) and this one I found is in the back of the engine with a piece of orange tape ... anyone knows where this line goes..... ?
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