Friday, 21 March 2008
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| Odometer gear replacement-94 SC2 Fred 02:45:23 |
| | Now that the weather is warming up I might take a stab at fixing the
odometer in my
94 SC2. I have the 2 new gears that should get it going again. It was
clicking on and
off for a couple years and then stopped completely last June. Has anyone
done this
before?
Fred
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Tuesday, 18 March 2008
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| 99 SL1 Saturn Runs Rough Stephen Bausch 00:53:50 |
| | My wifes car is a 1999 Saturn SL1 with about 85k miles on it. Up until this
last weekend it was running fine. I changed the oil on it and drove it a
bit and it ran fine. The next day my wife reported some major problems with
it. At idle it runs somewhat poorly. It seems to be missing every few
seconds. When the car is put in gear, that's when it really starts to
stumble and miss. The car really stumbles and hesitates when accelerating
up to about 25 mph. If you floor it, at high RPMs, the power seems to be
restored and it runs better, although not like what I am expecting. Of
course the check engine light is one. And when accelerating from a stop,
the check engine light may flash briefly.
At any rate, I don't have a Autozone close to me so I can't check the
engine codes. I have a date with the mechanic in a couple of days but would
love to solve the problem before then.
I change the oil again. Change the plugs. Changed the PCV valve.
Checked the resistance on the plug wires. Checked the air filter, and I
checked for any obvious wiring problems and vaccum leaks. I did not see any
obvious problems. I have not check the compression or anything in the gas
line. Any ideas?
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Sunday, 16 March 2008
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| Stick-shift ION Marx404 19:44:03 |
| | Just curious anyone either give their kids or themselves driving a stick
shift ION for the first time and how is it holding up transmission-wise?
I have had my '07 ION for 8 months now. I haven't really owned a manual
drive car ever but have driven short distances in many. Driving one every
day is quite the different story. It took me about a month to work out my
bad shifting habits, but me and my ION are humming along just fine now. At
33mpg average, (vs 25 average in my automatic SC2) I can't complain about
this powertrain.
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| How similar are '96 and '99 Saturns? Doug Miller 08:19:44 |
| | I've had a '96 SL-2 for a couple of years, and bought a full set of factory
service manuals for it almost immediately.
Just bought a '99 SL-2 earlier this week, which is obviously a very similar
vehicle. My question is, *how* similar? Certainly the '96 manuals will be
adequate for at least some repairs on the '99, but I don't have a feel for
whether that portion might be 5%, or 95%, of the tasks.
Any guidance would be appreciated. TIA.
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It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.
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Thursday, 13 March 2008
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| Re: 2005 Saturn Ion Check Engine Light Problems Mason420 07:27:58 |
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i see that you posted this a long time ago but i thought id let you know
just n case that your problem is either in your body control module
which will cost about $400 or the power control module which is about a
$1200 dollar problem, or at least thats what saturn has told me
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| Electronic digital odometer hard to read (99 SL2) Doug Miller 00:02:33 |
| | This is my second Saturn, but the first with an electronic digital odometer.
I don't like that too much: it's difficult to read in the daytime, except in
full sunlight, and impossible at night. Turning up the instrument panel
lighting has no effect. Is this thing *supposed* to be this hard to read??
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Wednesday, 12 March 2008
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| turn signal & wiper switch on '99 SL2... Doug Miller 01:00:29 |
| | The entire assembly -- turn signal stalk, wiper stalk, emergency flasher
button, ignition switch, shroud, and the metal bracket all that stuff mounts
to -- is loose. It rotates about 1/4" counterclockwise when I press the stalk
down to signal a left turn, and returns to the normal position when I release
it. This is a 99 SL2 with a tilt steering wheel. Any ideas?
In a related issue, I tried to remove the shroud in an effort to see why this
assembly is loose, but I can't get the lower half of the shroud off because I
can't get the lock cylinder out of the ignition switch. According to the
manuals I have, there's supposedly a square release button on the top of the
ignition switch... nope. Not that I can find.
Any assistance would be appreciated.
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It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.
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Tuesday, 11 March 2008
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| Re: Astra 5 door xr Marx404 04:07:44 |
| | actually thanks to Opel 3rd party mfg's., there is a new armrest for the
center console which has a sliding cup holder that both gives the driver an
armrest and a sliding cup holder which moves the cup holder further towards
the dash. I think the manufacturer's name is Boomerang, they are an official
GM OEM aftermarket mfg.
For the people in the back there are two cup holders that slide out from the
bottom of the rear seat already built in to the car. There not tin the best
place, but they are there. Europeans don't drink and drive.
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Monday, 10 March 2008
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| car runs out of oil with 100 miles until oil change Guest 00:47:21 |
| | I have a 95 sl1 and it has happened twice where the car has run out of oil when I have had a thousand miles to go before an oil change there is no visible leak that i can see and to make matters worse the oil light does not come on |
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Friday, 7 March 2008
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| Rug and matting falling apart! Marx404 16:11:04 |
| | My '07 ION.3 is only 7 mo. old and already the rubber matting under where my
left foot sits (just above where the rug ends under the dash) has a hole in
it from where my foot rests.
The rug under where the clutch is also showing signs of wear and is thinning
out. I do have mats but this is occurring in the area just above the mats on
the rubber sound padding where my left foot rests when I am not clutching.
I've never see a new car wear like this!
I was wondering if there is anything that I can put down to reduce wear and
tear, like an adhesive plastic or rubber sheet?
Thanks for any good ideas. I am under warranty, but my service dept. doesn't
seem to care about this and is calling this "normal wear and tear". (sigh)
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| Re: 1998 Saturn station wagon. Bl Bl 08:46:14 |
| | In article <5c890942-c940-43dd-83cb-264d24c6bc16@
60g2000hsy.googlegroups.com>, greeben@gmail.com says...
It's a four door station wagon 1.9 liter I4 SFI engine, SW2. Engine service soon light comes on every month, or so. Local Garage unhooks the battery, reseting the code, & tells me my gas cap was loose. It stays off for another month, then comes on again. Also, right after
Check codes again.
starting to drive the car, a few minutes later, the two red coolant temp, & coolant level lights flash together (same bulb??),
No.
but the car runs fine. Then, they go off, & MAY come on again. Is it a faulty Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor? Dani
Shrug...Maybe its faulty but then why is your coolant level light also
going off... No mention of coolant level or coolant upkeep history.
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Tuesday, 4 March 2008
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| Freezing window washer Coasten1 14:41:00 |
| | Hello
I have a 2007 Vue AWD. It seems that whenever the temperature drops around
20 degrees, my washer fluid does not spray on either front or back windows.
I know the fluid is not frozen. (at least in the tank) My mom has a 2007
Ion and it did the same thing. They replaced the fluid pump in the Ion. My
mom really hasn't been driving in the cold for us to know if it fixed the
problem.
Has anyone else had this issue?
Thanks
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Sunday, 2 March 2008
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| Fuse block Ivymotorsports 00:54:57 |
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Is there a fuse inside the car for the Speedmeter? or is it under the
hood?
Thats for your help...
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Saturday, 1 March 2008
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| 2001 LW200 Manual, No A/C Steph 10:35:28 |
| | We wouldn't want to violate the speed of light or murphy's law.
Our 2001 LW200 with a 5-speed manual tranny ran out of extended coverage
last June and now is showing signs of semi-annual irritations.
Some might recall me posting in August/September of it acting as if it
were a flooded carbeurated engine. Well no matter that has only
reoccurred once or twice, and I am 85% sure it is due to DW's driving.
However, for years I complained to Saturn Service about the unsually loud
"clunk" after initial engine starting. This was explained to me as a
normal toggling of the A/C compressor to keep the parts lubricated.
Whatever.
But Saturday DW calls and says the A/C quit.
When I checked the car I found that toggling the AC button, or switching
to defrost did not suddenly load up the engine, raise the RPMs, or give
off an audible clunk as the compressor engaged.
Are there diagnostics I can run by toggling button combinations? Will
anything show up with a scan reader? I was hoping maybe it is a fuse or
solenoid - but where I have no idea. Woudl I be better tacking it Saturn,
or an A/C shop?
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| Neutral Safety/Selector/Reverse Light Switch Ivymotorsports 00:09:33 |
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Does this tell the Computer when to shift or what ?
Neutral Safety /Selector/ Reverse Light Switch
tran. in neutral ????? Reverse light burn
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Friday, 29 February 2008
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| Re: upshift lamp Oppie 03:33:30 |
| | IIRC it is in the middle of the instrument cluster and just tells you when
to upshift for the lowest emissions. I used to own a car that had this and
usually ignored it anyway.
The owner's manual will give you specifics.
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Thursday, 28 February 2008
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| re: Mysterious Cruise Control Marx404 16:30:49 |
| | Just a follow up to my orig. post. Yesterday they finally (been waiting
since my O.P. date of 02/03 for part, then the labor) changed out the upper
clutch pedal switch in my ION and the cruise control. Seems to have fixed
not only that problem, but the hard jerk I was experiencing when the CC
button set was pressed. They also took out some of the play from the clutch
pedal and it shifts much smoother now.
Wish I had my own personal mechanic, these guys suck and are not your
typical Saturn techs. At least "that's" over with and hopefully fixed. I
cringe at the thought of having to bring my car in again,a friggen oil
change may take them a week.
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Tuesday, 26 February 2008
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| Re: friction sound appear. NEED HELP!!! Oppie 18:46:48 |
| | And you are posting a toyota question to a Saturn discussion group, WHY?
I just bought Toyota corolla seca 1995 auto <snip> sorry it is (timing belt not trimming... my fault cheers faraz!
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Saturday, 23 February 2008
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| Re: Freezing window washer - denatured Oppie 03:41:02 |
| | Last I knew, denatured alcohol is Ethanol with a poison added to render it
undrinkable (otherwise it is taxed as liquor). Methanol is poisonous as-is.
Methanol: C-H3- OH, Ethanol: C2-H5-OH
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| 2002 Saturn L300 occasionally hesitates Ron Falsetti 00:21:47 |
| | I have a 2002 Saturn L300 that occasionally hesitates when accelerating.
Check engine light begins to flash, sometimes 12 times other times 19.
Plugs, filters (fuel and air) and oil all have been recently changed.
Have used fuel injector cleaner and all appears normal with fuel system.
Any other possible suggestion before bring in to dealer??
Ron
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Friday, 22 February 2008
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| Auto rear view mirror dimmer Coasten1 16:20:16 |
| | I have to ask.
How many people turn off the auto dimmer when they drive at night? I think
it is bad that you can't toggle the option to leave it on or off.
When it is dark behind me and a car comes up, I like to see who is in the
car and where the car is. Not just the headlights. If they have the
brights on behind me, that is another issue.
In my old 2003 VUE, I could just press the button for a second and it would
shut off. In the 2007 VUE I have to hold it down for 10 seconds to turn it
off. Annoying.
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Tuesday, 19 February 2008
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| mysterious cruise control Marx404 05:42:41 |
| | I have already had the cruise control switch replaced a few months ago on my
'07 ION.3 (manual). It is acting up again and works when the heck it feels
like it. I have tried to notice a pattern, but it seems to have a mind of
it's own. Sometimes it works, then sometimes it won't. Mostly, it will work
for a few miles, then if I hit the brake or disable it, when I go to
reenable it, it wont work at all again.
I think I have a faulty steering wheel button switch again, or could it be
something else? Is there a way to diagnose this? TIA.
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Sunday, 17 February 2008
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| Re: Best and Worst Vehicles you've ever owned: Time to Renew this discussion Marx404 22:04:17 |
| | Best and worst spam effort?
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Friday, 15 February 2008
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| getting very little heat Kevin 03:00:28 |
| | Saturn SC2 Coupe (2001)
I'm getting very little heat the engine temp is normal changed thermostat
checked coolant any other suggestions would be appreciated
thanks
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