20 Most Recent 2000 Saturn SL - Page 2 Questions & Answers

Did you find the one inside the door pull cup ? Remove the push pin rivet on the upper rear edge of the trim panel and the screw at the upper front edge near the mirror. Remove the trim panel fasteners at the pull cup and lower the rear corner of the trim panel. Pull up on the door trim panel assembly to disengage the trim panel to door structure attaching hooks and remove the door trim panel. Did you try watching a video on youtube ?

SOHC is VIN 8

2000-2002 Saturn SL2 online parts list show the 1.9 DOHC is a timing chain if so could have skipped a tooth if revved too harda V6 a timing belt

Clean the throttle plate . videos on youtube . Throttle sticking , check cable also . You could check this with voltage check at the throttle postion sensor signal wire to PCM . With the key on you should read 0.5 at idle

The thermistor is in the winding of the blower motor. Letting it cool down will let it run, but probably not long. the thermistor is not replaceable, replace blower motor

Check crankshaft and camshaft sensors, they could be bad.

You can't reprogram it. What's your car doing?

Will not stay running , hard to start ! Have the fuel pump pressure an flow tested . Check the fuel pressure regulator for fuel leakage , have the vehicle check for codes .

If the engine won't crank, check the condition and tightness of the battery leads, particularly the black earth where it connects to the engine block/bodywork. Loosen and tighten each connection in turn. An engine that won't crank is a classic symptom of a 'bad earth' . If the engine cranks slowly this is also a symptom of a bad earth/cable - or a defective battery. Can you get a friend or neighbour to boost-start your car? If, after cleaning and checking the battery lead connections the car is still sluggish in cranking and won't start - suspect a faulty battery. Will your car start with a boost-start? Most workshops will do a free battery check for you.

Tcc solenoid stuck. Valve body.

I would suspect a clogged fuel filter. They normally go bad above 60k miles.

You will have to program you keys to the immobiliser in the car. The keys transmit a code to the immobiliser in the car and if you have fitted anew ignition switch you will have new keys with the wrong transponder. You may be able to fix it by replacing the new transponder in the new key with the old transponder out of the old key

It could be the solenoid, the battery, or the connections. Most likely the old starter is fine.

Check if security light is on, if so, must reset. To reset, put key in ignition and turn to on position. Security light will start flashing on and off. Leave key in on position until security light stops flashing and turns off completely. This will take approximately 10 minutes. Then turn key off and take out of ignition. Put key back in and start car. Should now start

If the OBD-II connection to a scanner doesn't work, then the computer may be bad, or the wiring between the OBD-II connector and the computer is faulty.

What OBD-II Scanner are you using?

You need to have the computer scanned to see what is happening with the emissions. You may have a vehicle in a poor state of tune or have 1 or more sensors not operating at par. A scan will show a technician where to look for a problem

Remove the head and faulty gasket . For a good job have the head skimmed to make sure that it is not warped and fit a genuine head gasket as after market gasket do not always have all the necessary holes . RE tension the head studs in the correct order and to the correct tension and the job will be a good one.