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2001 Dodge Neon high pitched squeal then wont start

Tiny
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  • 2001 DODGE NEON
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • MANUAL
  • 120,000 MILES
I was driving and my car made a high pitched squeal and then died. Wont start but I smell gas and the started in fine no battery problems also.
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 AT 6:43 PM

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Tiny
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Sounds like possibley something seized like the alternator. Does the car turn over now but wont start or does it not turn over.
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Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 AT 6:49 PM
Tiny
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It turns over but wont start. It was 2 quarts low also. Put 2 in and tried again it sounds like it wants to.
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Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 AT 6:54 PM
Tiny
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The high pitch squeel is not a good sound. A compression test of all cylinders is what I would do next to make sure you dont have internal engine failure.
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Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 AT 6:57 PM
Tiny
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My friend said something about an auto shut off because I was low on oil. He said I might have to do a reset to get it to start agian. Is he out of his mind?
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Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 AT 7:00 PM
Tiny
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Yeah hes out of his mind, there is no auto shutdown or reset.
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Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 AT 7:07 PM

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