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1999 SATURN SL2
129,000 MILES
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SATURNSL2MAN
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I know it had a bad wire on it also, i'm not sure if that has anything to do with it or not.
Jul 27, 2012 at 5:47 PM
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SATURNTECH9
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The wire melted to the exhaust manifold?Thats probably because of the wire.
Jul 27, 2012 at 6:00 PM
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SATURNSL2MAN
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Yeah! It was in pretty bad shape.
Jul 27, 2012 at 6:05 PM
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SATURNTECH9
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Usually the plastic clip that holds the wire to the fan shroud breaks or comes unclip and it burns on the manifold.Make sure you route wire correctly and zip tie the wire to the shroud if you have to.So that it wont happen again.
Jul 27, 2012 at 6:11 PM
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SATURNSL2MAN
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Ok! The bad wire was on the o2 sensor side, thanks for the tips.
Jul 27, 2012 at 6:18 PM
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SATURNTECH9
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Your welcome they dont get damaged if the wire is routed and secured properly.
Jul 27, 2012 at 6:43 PM
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SATURNSL2MAN
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I definitely made sure of that this time so it doesn't happen again, thanks.
Jul 27, 2012 at 7:00 PM
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SATURNTECH9
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Your welcome anytime.
Jul 27, 2012 at 7:02 PM
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