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I am new to this forum. Hope you all can help me out!
My wife's 2007 Saturn has run great for the entire 8 years she has owned it. We have maintained it to the letter!! Recently, however, she had problems with the a/c and it has been very hot where we live!! I pit a new ( junkyard new) compressor in it for her and it worked great till last weekend when it was really hot!!! I checked everything that said a/c including (my dumbass) pulled the a/c diodes. When I plugged one of them back in, it smoked and killed the engine! All The Electrical In The Car Still Works, but the engine won't crank and even if I jump the starter, it will crank but not start! Any ideas? Well A new disorder fix this problem or did I f*#k it up bad??
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Originally Posted by Wife's Saturn
(Post 60114)
My wife's 2007 Saturn has run great for the entire 8 years she has owned it. We have maintained it to the letter!! Recently, however, she had problems with the a/c and it has been very hot where we live!! I pit a new ( junkyard new) compressor in it for her and it worked great till last weekend when it was really hot!!! I checked everything that said a/c including (my dumbass) pulled the a/c diodes. When I plugged one of them back in, it smoked and killed the engine! All The Electrical In The Car Still Works, but the engine won't crank and even if I jump the starter, it will crank but not start! Any ideas? Well A new disorder fix this problem or did I f*#k it up bad??
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I'm not sure if Saturn used an IOD fuse or not, but I'd try looking in the fuse box under the hood and check EVERY fuse to see if one is blown. I can't cay if replacing the diode will give the car the fix you're looking for or not. Go ahead and replace the bad diode and see what happens, but be sure to check that fuse box too.
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Umm, what model n mileage?
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Originally Posted by derf
(Post 60117)
Umm, what model n mileage?
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Thanks. Always like to know the basics.
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Yes, that is always helpful!! This thing has me scratching my head!!! I'm A Dodge guy myself, and have never seen an issue like this!!
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Do you know of this car has A fuseable link somewhere that may have blown? Could that be the problem if it does?
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When The air conditioning diode on a 2002 L series in put in backwards, it should just blow a fuse. However in the real world when you connect 12 volts + to the 12 volt - problems can cascade back upstream. |
Yes there is a fusible link in the system down by the starter. |
Thanks! I suck at electrical!! Just don't know what to look for!! I have checked every fuse and all are good!! I have tried a good relay in all the relays and makes no difference!! I can jump across the starter and it will turn over but won't start!! I'm lost on this one!! All other electrical is working!
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I thought there is probably a fusable link in there. If that were blown tho, would I not be getting any juice to the starter? Because I can jump across the starter and it will turn over, but won't start.
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The battery cable runs to the starter, the fusible link protects certain circuits in the car. The starter is hot all the time. The car may have certain circuits dead.The alternator is protected by the fusible link. There are fuse panels inside the car down low. You need to check those fuses also. Don’t just check the fuses for continuity but also for power to them. |
Thank you!!! All your input is very helpful!!
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OK, now this is a strange one to me!! Now when I turn the key on, the power train relay is clicking rapidly!! Wasn't doing that before! Any ideas??
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Check your battery voltage before you go any further diagnosing. |
OK. Will do! Thank you!!
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