2001 Saturn SL1

12,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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WHALEN
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my 2001 saturn will start and stay running for about 2 seconds and then shut off.
May 3, 2010 at 10:24 AM
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SATURNTECH9
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Will it start right back up and do the same thing over and over again?any codes?what if u hold ur gas pedal to the floor when ur starting it does that help it run any longer?
May 3, 2010 at 10:56 AM
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WHALEN
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it will start back up and do the same thing over and over there is no codes showing up,i never tryed putting the gas to the floor and trying it and the security is not on.
May 3, 2010 at 12:27 PM
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SATURNTECH9
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Well try holding ur gas pedal to the floor and see how that affects the running and let me know what u find.
May 3, 2010 at 4:17 PM
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WHALEN
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i tried holding the gas to the floor and it is no diffrent.
May 4, 2010 at 5:49 AM
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SATURNTECH9
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ok lets try this take two spark plug wires off ur coils that are side by side have someone crank it over while u watch for spark jumping from post to post.let me know if u have any.the next thing i would check is how much fuel pressure u have.u could even have a bad coolant temp sensor which is only like 10 but without a scan tool that reads engine data we would just have to try one to see if it works.would u be intrested in trying a coolant temp sensor?try the spark first though.if not u can rent a fuel pressure gauge and let me know what ur pressure is.otherwise ill post where that sensor is and give u instructions on that.
May 4, 2010 at 6:06 AM
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