car wont start
drob99
01-05-2011, 10:11 AM
My sis was driving her 96 saturn SL and she was at a red light, then the car just stopped on her and it wouldnt start back up. I had came to push the car to the side of the road to see what the problem was. When I tried to start it, I could hear 1 click. All the lights came on, on the dash but it wouldnt start. I tried to give it a jump but that didnt work. I checked the oil and the oil was really low. There was no oil showing up on the dipstick. So I put in about 4 quarts of oil. The car still wouldnt start. So I had it towed. The mechanic said that my sis would need another engine for her car. Would really low oil cause someone to need another engine for a car. My sis had just got a oil change about 2 weeks before this happened. I use to drive her car about 5 years ago and it use to burn a quart between oil changes but what would cause the engine to loose so much oil in about 2 weeks. I dont know if there was a oil leak and the oil light did come on the night before her car broke down. I had a starter put in about 4 years ago.
Scrapper
01-05-2011, 10:24 AM
My sis was driving her 96 saturn SL and she was at a red light, then the car just stopped on her and it wouldnt start back up. I had came to push the car to the side of the road to see what the problem was. When I tried to start it, I could hear 1 click. All the lights came on, on the dash but it wouldnt start. I tried to give it a jump but that didnt work. I checked the oil and the oil was really low. There was no oil showing up on the dipstick. So I put in about 4 quarts of oil. The car still wouldnt start. So I had it towed. The mechanic said that my sis would need another engine for her car. Would really low oil cause someone to need another engine for a car. My sis had just got a oil change about 2 weeks before this happened. I use to drive her car about 5 years ago and it use to burn a quart between oil changes but what would cause the engine to loose so much oil in about 2 weeks. I dont know if there was a oil leak and the oil light did come on the night before her car broke down. I had a starter put in about 4 years ago.
does car turn over? if not sounds like moter locked up if not turning over? try turning harmotic balancer if it wont turn it is locked up.
does car turn over? if not sounds like moter locked up if not turning over? try turning harmotic balancer if it wont turn it is locked up.
drob99
01-05-2011, 10:37 AM
the car doesnt turn over.
Scrapper
01-05-2011, 10:43 AM
yes i bet locked up take starter off if you want to make sure that starter is good. but i think new moter time.
good luck.......
scrapper.....
good luck.......
scrapper.....
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