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Old 10-17-2009, 03:34 PM
 
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Hello everyone. Just a quick question. I have a 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass. I went to walmart and it was working fine and then when I went to leave it just would not start. It just makes a clicking sound when I try to turn it on. Not the battery, thats new and the lights/radio are working fine. Well I had someone that claims they used to be a mechanic look at it and he's saying its the timing belt. I'm just wondering if a broken timing belt would cause the car to not start and just make a clicking noise...Any advise would be helpful. Thanks so much!
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Old 10-17-2009, 03:36 PM
 
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Starter solenoid, a loose battery cable. Check these.
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Old 10-17-2009, 03:47 PM
 
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^ What he said.

It's one of those two things. Hopefully a loose cable.
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Old 10-17-2009, 03:54 PM
 
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Unless is the solenoid. Since she's a blond maybe she could take advantage of this opportunity. I have in my garage a brand new starter solenoid for exactly a 93 Cutlass which I am giving away for the low price of $4000 plus $95.00 shipping.
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Old 10-17-2009, 04:05 PM
 
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Unless is the solenoid. Since she's a blond maybe she could take advantage of this opportunity. I have in my garage a brand new starter solenoid for exactly a 93 Cutlass which I am giving away for the low price of $4000 plus $95.00 shipping.
WAY too much!

I have one - OEM - for a mere $3000. I'd even throw in free shipping.
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Old 10-17-2009, 04:11 PM
 
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Ha ha ha . I will have those two things checked ASAP. Thanks for getting back to me so fast guys!
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Old 10-17-2009, 04:12 PM
 
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Hello everyone. Just a quick question. I have a 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass. I went to walmart and it was working fine and then when I went to leave it just would not start. It just makes a clicking sound when I try to turn it on. Not the battery, thats new and the lights/radio are working fine. Well I had someone that claims they used to be a mechanic look at it and he's saying its the timing belt. I'm just wondering if a broken timing belt would cause the car to not start and just make a clicking noise...Any advise would be helpful. Thanks so much!
As far as I know a 1993 Cutlass has the 3.1 engine which has a timing chain, not belt.
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Old 10-17-2009, 04:29 PM
 
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As far as I know a 1993 Cutlass has the 3.1 engine which has a timing chain, not belt.
It's possible that it has the 3.4 V6 - but if that's the engine the car came with, it would probably long since be dead.

I had a 1990 Cutlass Supreme, with the 3.1 V6, that ran me over 300,000 miles. I eventually parked it because it was so rusty, and some of the glass was cracked.
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Old 10-17-2009, 04:30 PM
 
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Ha ha ha . I will have those two things checked ASAP. Thanks for getting back to me so fast guys!
I hope you get lucky and find that jiggling and tightening the battery connections does the trick.

In fact, if the battery is new, it's very possible that one of the bolts that attach the cables to the battery just worked its way loose.


Here's hoping!
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Old 10-17-2009, 07:20 PM
 
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Ha ha ha . I will have those two things checked ASAP. Thanks for getting back to me so fast guys!
Always a pleasure to help a blonde...er...a lady.
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