Removing the Starter

• 1). Disconnect the negative battery cable with a wrench.
  
  
• 2). Lift the front of your Saturn with a floor jack. Position two jack stands under the front end and lower the vehicle onto them.
  
  
• 3). Find the starter at the rear of the engine where it couples with the transmission. It is a cylindrical component about 7 inches in length and 4 inches in diameter. The starter solenoid, a smaller cylindrical component, mounts on top of the starter. Pull off the pin holding the shield to the starter solenoid with a pair of slip-joint pliers and remove the shield.
  
  
• 4). Spray the electrical and cable connections at the back of the starter solenoid with penetrating oil. This will help the retaining nuts release easier.
  
  
• 5). Unfasten the retaining nuts securing the battery cable and electrical connectors to the back of the starter solenoid using a wrench.
  
  
• 6). Put on your safety goggles and crawl under your Saturn. Unfasten the lower starter mounting bolt with a ratchet, short ratchet extension and socket. Remove the upper starter mounting bolt with an obstruction wrench. If you cannot reach the upper bolt from underneath, try reaching the bolt through the opening on the intake manifold support bracket.
  
  
• 7). Unfasten the bolt holding the rear starter bracket to the engine using a wrench, if your starter has this bracket (not all 1993 Saturns do).
  
  
• 8). Remove the starter from the engine compartment.
  
  

Installing the Starter

• 1). Detach the rear bracket from the old starter and install it on the new starter using a wrench, if your starter has this bracket.
  
  
• 2). Work the new starter into position. Hand-tighten the bracket along with the lower and upper mounting bolts, then tighten all the bolts.
  
  
• 3). Attach the battery cable and the electrical connector to the new starter solenoid.
  
  
• 4). Install the solenoid shield and secure it with the pin.
  
  
• 5). Raise the Saturn, remove the jack stands and lower the vehicle to the ground. Reconnect the negative cable to the battery using the wrench.