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Feels like chocking

Tiny
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  • 1998 SATURN SL1
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When I start the car its starts and will go up and down on the rpm and slowly go down till it will cut off. If I give just a little gas it will cut off right away. But if I floor it white smoke comes out and it will just then rough idle a little. When I take off sometimes it takes off fine and sometimes it seems like no matter how hard I hit the gas when or how I shift it still goes slow like its being chocked.
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Friday, May 3rd, 2013 AT 11:24 PM

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Tiny
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Have you checked the coolant temp sensor and connector yet?
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Saturday, May 4th, 2013 AT 5:07 PM
Tiny
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No I haven't honestly I didn't even think about nothing like that. I just noticed today that I drove for an hr and a half and it stayed on cold it didn't budge. So yeah
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Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 AT 9:57 PM
Tiny
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Then that's the first thing I would check.
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Thursday, May 9th, 2013 AT 7:32 AM
Tiny
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Can you check it without getting a new one
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Thursday, May 9th, 2013 AT 7:25 PM
Tiny
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You can but the sensor is only 11 also you can check the sensor with a multimeter. But it's best to check it with a scan tool that reads live data and a infard temp gun.
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Thursday, May 9th, 2013 AT 8:24 PM
Tiny
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Also inspect the inside of the connector if the terminals are blue or green instead of silver then you need to replace the connector also.
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Thursday, May 9th, 2013 AT 8:27 PM

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