Trouble Starting Car

[viegas99]

Hello, I have a 2002 Saturn SL2 and am having difficulty starting it. The engine is turning over and the starter is fully cranking, but the engine doesn't fire up. It sounds like it is almost starting, but doesn't. The car has been sitting in a cold garage in MN for about 10 days and hasn't been started, but was starting perfectly fine when it went into the garage. Any ideas? Thanks!

[samprix]

Well don't know what you have tried, but aside from obvious problems like rodent damage, ect. You may want to try holding down the accelerator, as if the engine is flooded. I know it sounds strange, but I had this happen to my Saturn. I had moved the car from the drive way into the garage on a cold motor. The car was only running for maybe 20 seconds. When a came back after a week's vacation the car wouldn't start because it was still flooded. I held the pedal to the floor while cranking and it finally sputtered to life and cleared out the excess and ran smooth. Worth a try.

[nightwolf364]

Do you have a digital odometer? If you do, take a gander at it and see if it is on. If it isn't then you have a distributor problem.