hello everyone i am new to this site and with saturn cars so any help would be greatly appricated, i have a 1998 saturn sl2with about 130,000 miles on it, and now i have a problem with it a bout a month ago i took a trip to high point in it and it ran just fine no problems but now it has a real hard time starting, i have to hold the gas pedal to the floor while i start it and still has trouble, when it finally starts it idles real low and if u hit the gas it wants to stall out unless u feather it, it also idles funny, but when u drive it it drive fine no stalling sputtering or anything so i am at a loss and need some help if anybody has had this problem or knowswhat it may be please help i am going crazy trying to figure this out

Could be the ETCS and connector

ok help me out here the what? i forgot to mention i have replaced the spark plugs and wires and combed over it with a volt meter looking for improper readings and nothing

Engine coolant temperature sensor, two-wire sensor prone to cracking from faulty design usually leaving a rich highidle but sometimes leaving a leaned out condition with some cars actually backfiring into the intake manifold. Constant pedal feathering until the engine fully warms up prevents stalling. Replace it and the two-wire connector if its corroded from anti-freeze. The connector can be from a pc ocnnector, junk yard air intake temperature sensor connector or dealer's $30 part. The replacement coolant sensor is brass, permanent.Edited by: ducky

ok thanks i'll check it out sorry but i am new to saturns but thanks again

i got a 1998 saturn sl2. i starts up fine but when i start to drive it for like 2 minutes it starts to give out i have to keep pushing the gas pedal so it wont give out.. ive changed the gas pump got new sensors and nothing has worked

Possibly a CPS sensor starting to go bad --

mm the gas pump and sensors -- that's alot of info there