Usually when i start it up i have to give it a little gas or it may die on me this is the first time this has ever happened since i've owned the car. just tried to start it a few minutes ago and did the same thing its wanting to start but not firing over
I would check fuel pressure first.
Could be low fuel pressure due to a faulty pump or dirty fuel filter.
Was the check engine light on when the engine was running ?
yes it was thank you for the help i'll get my roommate to help me check it cause i don't have any idea how to do this
If the check engine light was on before, it would help to know what the trouble codes are stored in the computer. You would check the fuel pressure with a gauge.
you acn take your car to a local auto parts store and they will put a code reading machine on it for free and tell you what the codes mean.
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SOURCE: Car will not start when cold on first try
its the passlock system. The passlock wire is tiny and fragile, and gets disrupted causing your car to think you are trying to steal it everytime you put your key in.
now you can search for this video on youtube, this is where i learned and ever since i did this i have had NO problem with my car starting for the past 5 months.
you need wire nuts, wire cutters, electrical tape, n socket wrench to take apart steering column
first, go to your fuses, find the airbag fuse and remove it just incase you snip the wrong wire. what you do is look below your steering wheel and take your steering column apart. there are a serious of wires electrical taped together that are plugged in. you peel all the electrical tape back exposing the wires, and you find the WHITE wire. its all white, no other color. This wire is for your Passlock system.... this is the wire that got faulty and is causing the car not to start. now what you do from here is kinda tricky, not too bad though.
Seclude the white wire from the rest, so that you are ready to make your cut. Now, what you do is start your car, leave it running, and while its running you cut the white wire in half. then after cutting the wire, turn your car off, and then turn it back on. it should start right up. Then just put wire nuts on the two ends, and electrical tape them back together
The point of doing this is, one is disables the passlock system completely, and two the reason why you do this while the car is running is because snipping the wire with the car running makes the car think that it got into an accident or something, and puts the BCM/car into a "Fail-safe" mode, making it start every single time no matter what.
i thought this sounded insane at first, but after searching for a couple of hours its the only answer that made sense. and now i am the happiest camper in the world as far as it starting
SOURCE: 91 Saturn stalls while driving
check this out it may help you diagnose the issue.
http://www.troublecodes.net/GM/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ9vtD_ssjg
http://www.saturnfans.com/forums/index.php
good luck
SOURCE: 1998 sl1 battery dies every few days
I'd have the battery tested. Also see my "How To" on checking a drain on the battery.
SOURCE: 2001 Saturn - a week
What is the make, model,engine size just want to make sure providing the correct information for you.
If this is 1.9L two things are most likely causing this problem.The ect engine coolant temperature has been known to cause some pretty bad running issues on these part is about 10-15 dollars. and the other thing is the intake manifold gasket.The cylinder 1 gasket was creased at the factory and Saturn knew about it but did nothing about it.This intake gaskets also will crack and split on other cylinders as well.When you can get in running try spraying induction cleaner around the intake manifold and listen for a rise in rpms.Additionally you may want to remove the idle air control motor just to see if it is full of carbon deposits.
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