20 Most Recent 1993 Saturn SL2 - Page 7 Questions & Answers

Depends on how much money you are going to spend to fix a very minor problem on a 500 dollar car. You can buy a repair kit on eBay for a few bucks, or you can buy a used cluster with the kit in it and your mileage will be off forever. In the end your car will not be worth one more dollar, so think about the difference with a working or non working odometer.

This is a really nasty project. The passenger wheel has to come off as well as the fender liner. You really need a lift to do it properly. This is one I might leave to the dealer or a local place with a proper lift.

yes you can, after disassembly of the trans.

when you open the hood and look down, you see the radiator. the radiator is a flat thing with a fan ni a plastic cage attached to it. the radiator has two large rubber hoses connecting it to the engine. where the top large hose connects to the engine is the thermostat housing. so you have to drain the cooling system, take off that hose, remove the housing and the thermostat will fall into your hand. if your heater is not working, replacing the thermostat will not fix it.

Most of the time this is caused by the anti theft system. It disables the starter and leaves you stuck. This is very common on GM vehicles. Read up on this link for info, pictures, and "do it yourself" solutions to the problem.

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check the fuel filter first.

Not uncommon. It will be cheaper to buy a good 99 Saturn than to replace the cradle, however you can find old cradles for sale at junkyards, hopefully they will remove it for you. 91-95 are most likely the same so get the last year you can find.

you need a double-flair tool, small line cutter, and small flair nut wrenches, a tube bender, and brake fluid-once you remove the damaged tube, take it to a parts store to get the proper diameter tube, and fittings. use the old tubes as a pattern to bend the new line, install a nut end, flair the tube with the flair tube, then do the other end. Takes some practice, but I just did a Jeep Wrangler (all lines)-just remember, if one line rotted out, the others are probably not in great shape either, so consider doing all of them, it is a PITA to do but if you pay someone to do it the cost is going to be brutal, if you learn to do it yourself it has a relatively short learning curve. It can be somewhat time-consuming, but it is not beyond the abilities of a backyard mechanic.

Hi, if you can replace entire lines without making cuts or splices, the work can be done with line wrenches alone. Measure the bad lines from the wheels to the next fitting and compare the stock lengths to the standard lengths available at your local parts store. If the available lines are a few inches longer than the original lines, that will do without splicing.
A line wrench is like a box-end wrench except there is a cut in the wrench to allow it to pass over the line. Sometimes you can loosen a brake fitting with an open-end wrench, but it is not recommended due to the risk of rounding/stripping the fitting.
If you need to cut and splice the lines, you will need cutting and flaring tools.
You may need to bleed the brake lines after replacing the lines, but if you're careful to plug any open lines and not let the reservoir run dry, this could be minimized and could possibly be gravity bled.
Be careful to catch and clean up any fluid that comes out, as brake fluid is corrosive--especially to paint.
To gravity bleed, just open the bleeder on the right rear first and leave it open until pure fluid flows out. If it does not flow any fluid within 15 minutes, then you will need to pressure bleed. After clearing all air from the right line, bleed the left rear line.
You should know that this work is not expensive, so I recommend that unless you are comfortable doing it yourself, it may be a wise move to get an estimate from a brake shop. The labor is only about an hour or two at a good shop. If the car is not drivable, you would also need to factor in any tow fees.
Please let me know if you have any questions.

You can jump the fuel pump with a 12 volt source to see if it powers up, but keep in mind, just because it powers up does not mean the pump is able to supply sufficient pressure, a pressure gauge will be needed.

It could be the water pump. To check this:

• Make sure the engine is not hot and open up the radiator cap.
• Turn on the car and let it idle with the cap off.
• Allow the car to warm up.
• When the engine is hot and it is getting close to overheating, look down into the radiator. The coolant should flow. (It should look like a little river is going past the radiator opening). If the coolant appears to be still then your water pump is bad.

Other possible problems:

• Bad coolant temperature sensor.
• Air bubble in the cooling system.

try the throttle position sensor