Hello. I'm new here, first post. I recently recieved a 1995 saturn SL 2 from a friend. 116,000 mi.. He had a disagreement with some ice the other day, the shop wanted 2k to fix the rear driver hub, rotor, lat. Links... Everything. He decided against that, and to give it to me. J did work on it (brakes) for a fraction of what the shop wanted. So i guess he gave it to me as a gift for just being awesome. Now i nees to so the brakes again... But, the issues... It doesn't start now. Turns over, no start. Fuel pump kicks on. I checked the spaek plug wires real quick. Couldn't find anything. It just will not start. Any ideas? Also... There is oil all over the valve cover... A thick layer.... doesm't literally leak though.. I'm concerned. Any ideas? Will post pics tomorrow! Thank you!

 

So what your saying is..................

1-The car was wrecked
2-The car turns over and will not start
3-The car has an oil leak

Does that sum it up?

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Hope to see some pics ...

 

Yep after all that I'd like to see some pictures, because spelling is not his strong point.

 

Are you getting spark at the plugs? I'm not sure if you are or not. You need spark, fuel, air and compression in order for it to start. If you have no spark, then it could be any number of things. Such as a bad coil or even a crank position sensor. Run the codes on it and post the numbers here.

 

Has the car started since the wreck?

 

I was in a rush to have the post posted before I had to return to work. Sorry for all of the spelling issues. Matter of fact, spelling is a strong point for me... Life is full of unexpectedness. Therefore, I have not had the chance to snap some shots. I will in the morning, for sure this time.

 

I have not gotten into the starting issue as far as I had wanted to yet. It was wrecked, but in no way was the engine or even front end affected, as far as I am understood. I plan I'm borrowing a code reader tomorrow when I get up, so I can get things started here. Thank you all.

 

Post the code numbers here, and these bulging brains around here will help figgure it out ...

 

It's a 95, it's obd-1. So the shop does not carry the correct diagnostic tool. So how else would i pull codes? Buy one? Not sure what to do about that part. Also, i can't post pics on my phone. Bummer! So i will go on the computer real soon and do that. Thank you guys. Also, i thought perhaps the pcv valve is clogged? There is oil all over inside the intake sys.. Small puddle in the throttle body. Is there a switch that could have been flipped when the collision happened? Where might that be? My 91 Escort GT has one, it shuts off the fuel distribution. I also checked the spark tips on the coil packs. The whole unit(s) look original. Corrosion, dirt, etc. maybe they finally are done? Not 100% sure where, what to look at/for.