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1998 1.6 starting problem

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Old Nov 20, 2013 | 02:47 PM
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Hi. I have a problem with my mates car. It will start and run fine in the mornings but if you leave it for 5 mins and come back it then wont start for a few hours or sometimes has to be left over night. It doesnt even seem the make any difference how long it runs either. Could be a couple mins or an hour. If I leave it for a bit it wont start again. Ive been doing work on my own cars and for friends and family for years so im fairly competent but I cant work this out. Ive done all the usual checks and cant see anything obviously wrong with it. Can anybody help?*
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Old Dec 6, 2013 | 08:15 PM
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I had the same problem, with mine pal, it really struggled on warm starts. I check the the Crank Sensor and Cam Sensor, gave them a real good clean, and make sure they go back in properly otherwise it'll be same problem all over again.

You can also just give them a wiggle as they may have been lose at some point? And in some cases the spark will ark over to something thus not starting the engine on turn over.

Hope this helps.
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