This is really strange...

my car will start fine after like 2 days of sitting... but today I drove to Kragen, no problems idle is fine no cel's... park... buy Mr Clean AutoDry (which sucks by the way) go back to my car and it doesnt want to start! Have to give it two tries ...

Starter? Battery? Fuel pump and filter are like 4000 miles old.

Battery has a warranty on it, sears is right by my work so it would be easy to start there...

turbo timer+voltmeter hover around 12.9-13.6 which is about average for my car...

I'm kind of having the same issue and it's very intermittent and I cant replicate the problem when desired. If it's been sitting for over a day and I go to start it on some occasions it fires right up for a second that then cuts off. Not like sputters dead but just cuts out. Let it sit for a second and start it again and stays running. No CEL's or anything. :shrug 420A gremlins IMO.

yeah

anyone else?

same problem... but no solution. Its a random type of thing for my 420a. Everything seems fine. who knows

I would say that the starter is fine because the engine started and idled. The battery is probably ok just because the starter was able to do it's job. Now I would suspect that your problem is in your fuel system, mabe some dirty injectors, fuel filter, fuel pump, or fuel pressure regulator.

my car just started doing this, and i have a brand new fuel filter. But if I let my car sit overnight and then try to start it, it will just start, and die. Today I tried to start it, and i felt it about to die, and i gave it a lil gas, and it kept running. :shrug

I have the same issue with my 96 eclipse GS. I have a buddy that works on imports at a dealership and I asked him about it. He told me that it was normal and that most 4 cylinder motors have this issue. He works on both new and used cars and he told me that he's seen this issue on new cars. I then told him that my Mom's 95 Toyota Celica has never done it and she has 93,000 miles on it. He then said that it is an issue with the way the motor is balanced. Sometimes when the pistons are just being fired (when you first start the car) they can be unbalanced for a few seconds and that is why we have this issue. He also said that the reason my Mom's car dosen't have this issue is probably because she has a special balancer that certian manufactures install to solve this. The reason that it only happens when the car sits for a while, I have no clue. Im not totally sure if this is accurate but I figured I could at least give some insight.

every time i go to start my car my volt meter on my apexi tt ready any where from 11.0 to 12.0 then when its started it jumps up to 13.4. the other night it was raining and everytime i would engage the clutch it would drop to 12 or a lil under. but those are the numbers i've been seeing

ts non of the above.. quick question.... what is the humidity like where u guys r having the problem? when the car dies do u get a cell? does the cell go away after driving a lil bit?after getting it going whats the idle like? try n get a much info as u can and post it... i think i might have an idea but i need that info to make sure im rite

jake

"THE ATX GOD"