SPONSORED LINKS

2000 Other Saturn Models Saturn LS1 - wont start

Tiny
STATESMAN
  • MEMBER
  • 2000 SATURN
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 89,000 MILES
Hello and Thank you for your response in advance. Suddenly one day my car refused to start. I checked the usuals - battery, spark etc. Battery is fine, enough spark from the spark coils. Had a mechanic check and he said there is very low compression, need a new engine. Had a second Mechanic to look and he said its ICM. Had old ICM tested and it is fine. Towed the car to PepBoys and they said car is losing compression somwhere. There is only about 40 psi compression in 3 cylinders and only 25 in one. They recommend a rebuilt/used engine.

I never experienced any problem before - no loss of power, no starting or acceleration issues - nada. Could the engine go out just like that?
SPONSORED LINKS
Monday, January 25th, 2010 AT 9:51 AM

1 Reply

Tiny
SATURNTECH9
  • MECHANIC
  • 30,869 POSTS
Have u ever had the timming chain campaign done on ur car where they replace ur timming chain free of charge?If u havent then u want to call a saturn dealer about ur problem and they might just help u out with that. Let me know what u find out. Iam assuming this is a ls model the bigger sedan the smaller one s model doesnt apply to what I said. Let me know what u find out.
SPONSORED LINKS
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Monday, January 25th, 2010 AT 2:27 PM

Please login or register to post a reply.

Related Engine Not Running Content

How to fix an engine that wont start
VIDEO
How to fix an engine that wont start
Instructional repair video
Engine Not Starting - Top 3 Easy Steps
GUIDE
Engine Not Starting - Top 3 Easy Steps
Over the past 20 years on 2CarPros we have identified the top three problems that are easily fixed. This can save you a trip to the repair garage or calling a tow truck and...
VIEW MORE

Sponsored links