2002 Saturn SL1

2002 SATURN SL1
79,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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ULSTER
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my saturn cuts out when i am driving i wait a couple of minutes and it starts again i changed the fuel filter but it has made no difference what can the problem be thanks
May 11, 2010 at 7:17 AM
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SATURNTECH9
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U could have a bad crank shaft sensor that is the most likely thing.next time it dies and won't start right back take two spark plug wires off the coil that are right next to each other and have someone crank it over and u watch for spark jumping from post to post.let me know what u find.
May 11, 2010 at 11:34 AM
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ULSTER
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thank you for your help it was the coil causing my saturn to stop thanks
May 14, 2010 at 6:53 AM
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