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1994 Saturn SL2 Car doesn't starting after driving
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thememan
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May 6, 2012, 4:58 PM
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1994 Saturn SL2 Car doesn't starting after driving
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My 1994 Saturn SL2 has 80k miles on it. For the past couple months, the car will not start after driving it for only about 30 minutes or so. The engine doesn't crank, or even attempt to turn over. All that happens is the lights in the dashboard turn on. If I leave my car sit for about an hour or so, it will start just fine. The battery has been check out and is fine, and no power loss has been experienced. Occasionally it takes turning the key a few times before the engine starts. Other times this doesn't work at all, and I need to wait a while to do so.
I've been told a gammut of problems may be occurring, and I'd like it narrowed down if you can or ways to check for a specific problems. I definitely don't have the money to even consider replacing everything that I've been told to replace that might cause the problem.
So far, I've been informed it could be so far:
CTS
Fuel Pump/Fuel Pump Sensor
Faulty Wiring
Air Filter
Starter/Starter Solenoid
Spark Plugs
Now, I'm not terribly auto savvy, but a few of these seem questionable at the least. Considering I've been burned in the past hard, I want a pretty good idea of what could be going on before I do anything. Thanks for the help.
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Hammer Time
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May 6, 2012, 5:05 PM
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Re: 1994 Saturn SL2 Car doesn't starting after driving
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CTS -- no chance
Fuel Pump/Fuel Pump Sensor - no chance
Faulty Wiring - pretty generic, there are a few thousand wires in there.
Air Filter - no chance
Starter/Starter Solenoid - very possible but still needs to be troubleshooted correctly before changing.
Spark Plugs- no chance
Let me add......
ignition switch
Transmission range sensor
Security system
Starter relay
Battery cable connections
Any related wiring
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thememan
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May 6, 2012, 5:37 PM
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Re: 1994 Saturn SL2 Car doesn't starting after driving
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Well that's certainly why I like to get some input. Turns out that most of what I've been told isn't likely the problem. I can also knock out the security system, as I don't actually have one on my car. So I'm gonna guess that it probably has something to do with the electrical systems in my car, and that driving it may be heating up some component and creating a bad connection? And letting it sit contracts said component and reconnects it to where it needs to be?
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Hammer Time
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May 6, 2012, 5:43 PM
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When the engine won't crank, then you have to follow a wiring diagram and determine where you're losing the power in the circuit. You can't just throw parts at it because that will become very expensive and no matter how good they are nobody can tell you what the problem is without any testing.
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(This post was edited by Hammer Time on May 6, 2012, 5:45 PM)
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