Saturn Repair: Oil Pressure Light / Speedometer, saturn sc2, oil pumps
QuestionI recently took a 95 Saturn SC2 for a 10 mile drive . The car ran great but the oil pressure light came on when I hit my driveway. I opened the hood and the engine sounded fine. The engine is not smoking.
Also the speedometer is not working properly as I get no MPH reading on it.
Your help is appreciated.
Thanks
AnswerGuy,
How many miles are on that Saturn? I know that the higher mileage Saturns tend to produce less oil pressure than they should. I don't think I have ever replaced an oil pressure sensor on that engine. Mostly, I have replaced/repaired the oil pumps. It's not a terribly hard procedure, just time consuming and messy. Check the simple stuff first though, like oil level. That vehicle can run on less than 1 quart of oil, for a little while.
As far as your speedometer goes, that's a tricky one. Hard to diagnose unless you can view the wheel speed sensor readings. I would more than likely suspect that your speedometer motor has quit working. It wasn't common for them to go out, but more common than a computer problem or sensor problem. Hope this helps,
Chris