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05-04-2005, 08:14 AM

maxfanfromohio

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Car starts fine when it is cold out. When it is warm,.......

the car doesn't want to turn over. It just sits there trying to start, and I have to give it gas to get started. I replaced the starter, because it wen bad and I was hoping that it would take care of this problem as well. No luck.

Dirty fuel filter?

Thoughts?

05-04-2005, 08:59 AM

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it could be the battery...they will perform bett in the cold then if its warm out.

05-04-2005, 09:07 AM

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Do you know if the cold start program uses either the cam angle or crank angle sensor? Or if when hot, what does the ecu use to start the car?

05-04-2005, 09:33 AM

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Do you know if the cold start program uses either the cam angle or crank angle sensor? Or if when hot, what does the ecu use to start the car?

engine coolant temperature sensor-check that.

05-04-2005, 09:41 AM

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it could be the battery...they will perform bett in the cold then if its warm out.

Replaced the battery also. Sorry, forgot that part.

05-04-2005, 09:41 AM

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engine coolant temperature sensor-check that.

Ok, I'll check that. Anything else it might be?

05-04-2005, 09:45 AM

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I've narrowed down to three things relating to:
1) Fuel
2) Spark
3) Air

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Ok, I'll check that. Anything else it might be?

05-04-2005, 12:52 PM

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I had the same issue where my car was running 1 or 2 hours prior in warm weather and wouldn't start. It would crank but it wouldn't turn over. If I let the car sit for a hour longer it would start perfectly fine. I replaced the fuel filter with no luck, but it turns out it was the camshaft position sensor.

05-04-2005, 02:39 PM

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It could be a camshaft sensor, most likely POS acting up.

Definately check the engine coolant temp sensor first.

05-04-2005, 03:49 PM

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is it starting, then stalling?

05-04-2005, 06:13 PM

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is it starting, then stalling?

No, once it is started it is fine. Until I turn it off again, then I go through the same process again. It's pretty embarassing.

Thanks for the replies guys, I'll look into the sensors.