1998 Saturn SL2 no start

[sixwongs]

1998 Saturn SL2 no start


Did not start for 3 days.
just would not catch.
tried spraying carb cleaner to see if it would start a little that didn't work.
tried cranking with pedal down almost started.
check air cleaner, regaped plugs,
Found filter paper a little chewed up, set a mouse trap in garage.
Found one of the spark plug boots had oil surrounding it ,cleaned that up.

Tried starting almost caught, cranked with pedal down. after a bunch of
tries finally caught.
could it be fuel filter needs to be replaced ?
Is there one on the car?

Not sure why it happened to start this time
any ideas?

thanks

[Cat Fuzz]

Maybe a leaky fuel injector or three? Hook up a fuel pressure gauge and see if it bleed down rapidly. Pull the spark plugs and check for fuel puddles on top of the pistons.

[saturntech]

Start by replacing your coolant temp sensor

[RC1488]

Originally Posted by saturntech

Start by replacing your coolant temp sensor

+1. Bad ECTS. A cracked ECTS will flood the engine. By holding down the pedal to the floor it shuts off the injectors when cranking to clear the extra gas. I posted a video for this on here before.

'98 has a fuel filter good for 100k. Not the issue.