95 Saturn Wagon SW2

I have a bit of an intermittent problem with my wifes auto. The car has
completely come to a stop after the engine has died. This has happened 3
times over a 2 - 3 month period. The engine light has come on. After
waiting just a few minutes the car starts up and seems to run fine for the
next few weeks. It has run rough a couple of other times without the
engine coming to a halt. My suspicion is that it is a possible fuel
filter problem. Am I on the right track? You assistance is appreciated.
Thx

 

You need to be more descriptive and provide more information on the symptoms
prior to it "dying ". You also should explain exactly what "coming to a
stop after the engine dies" means. (Of course the car will come to a stop
without the engine running...)

Does it start hard? Does it run rough? Does it kill when idling at a stop
light or when you are hauling down the freeway at 65 MPH? What happens to
the car's instrumentation? Are there any error codes? What happens when
you try to start it back up and why does it take 5 minutes? How many miles?
When was the vehicle last tuned? What is the maintenance history?

Without knowing more its hard to even guess at a cause. That said, I'd
wager that it is not a fuel filter (since this would show signs of being
clogged at high flow situations and will usually be observed first as an
unresponsive engine), although it could indeed be a fuel pump or something
else in the fuel delivery system.

Bob

 

My 95 SW2 has had a problem with rocky running shortly after startup
(2-5 min). The dealer says that it is the EGR valve sticking. If I shut
it down, wait about 30 sec, it fires up and runs properly.