Saab 9000 died and won't start

Water pump wouldn't cause the car to not start. Did you start to over heat or was it just all of a sudden? Did you check your oil/coolant? If you did blow a headgasket you are gona have either coolant in the oil or oil in the coolant. It could be that both problems aren't related too

Moreboost said:

It could be that both problems aren't related too

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swap in a known good DIC to rule that out?

The car didn't overheat, it just happened all of a sudden Oil change was due in 1000 miles. The radiator had been having some issues, leaking coolant and such, but had been fixed. A hose had fallen loose, leading to the leak. Would such a leak prevent the car from starting though? I'm guessing its a gasket or something major :-? I'll know more when I talk to the mechanic tomorrow. I'm not holding my breath though, I think it's done for.

i'm certainly no interwebz diagnostician but i'd bet on a DIC or fuel pump. if it didn't overheat and grenade, a HG shouldn't cause a sudden shutdown like that.

Crank position sensor is also a possibility.

There is insufficient information to answer the question.

dan-the-kid said:

There is insufficient information to answer the question.

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Agreed - you are going to have to play doctor and tell us more.

Currently - do you have a spare DI unit to swap on and see if it starts? Do you have a means to check for Fuel Pressure? Can you hear the pump prime when you lay beneath as a friend turns the key to "on" - then cranking does it hum? Sounds like either a spark or fuel problem... crank sensor also does control these... Time to diag!