97 Buick Lesabre wont start..?

Question

Okay so yesterday, i was driving, made it like 10 miles then the check engine light started flashing, then the car started chugging, it shut off, the. I was able to start it again, i turned it off, and it wouldnt start, its wont crank but it will click. I pulled the starter, jumped it, nothing wrong with it. Nothing wrong with the battery connections. I also noticed that all the coolant was gone, was full that morning. Also the belt was pretty hot. And was like rubbing hard. Any ideas?

Answer 1

It overheated. The gauge doesn't work when the coolant drops below the sensor. It probably overheated because something the belt drives is seized and the belt couldn't turn the water pump.

Answer 2

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97 Buick Lesabre wont start..?

Okay so yesterday, i was driving, made it like 10 miles then the check engine light started flashing, then the car started chugging, it shut off, the. I was able to start it again, i turned it off, and it wouldnt start, its wont crank but it will click. I pulled the starter, jumped it, nothing...

Answer 3

All the coolant being gone indicates a major cooling system leak, or you just haven't been checking it and you slowly ran out of coolant.

Either way, the flashing engine light means multiple misfires and that could be caused by a blown headgasket from overheating.

Were your overheating indicators coming on?

Answer 4

Alternator.. if the car died all in a sudden and wont even crank it means alternator is faulty so it drained ur battery and yup the car is dead.



refill the coolant but i dont thing the issue is with the coolant or overheating issue

Answer 5

sounds like you overheated and seized up your motor,best guess of cause/ blown head gasket letting coolant into combustion chamber or cracked head or cylinder wall pumping coolant out the exaust and friction welding the rings to cylinder walls

Answer 6

Might need a new water pump. Sounds like it seized and that's why the belt is like it is.