Hard starting after sitting for 30 min
Hard starting after sitting for 30 min
I own a 2000 pontiac bonneville ssei and recently I've had this problem where my car will start up in the morning with one key turn but if I shut it off and wait 30 minutes or longer the car will crank a little bit before it starts then the idle will jump around after it starts sometimes. To fix this problem I have tried to clean the egr valve, idle air control valve, new spark plugs, new wires, crankshaft position sensor, cleaned throttle body. I also checked the fuel pressure regulator and no gas smell of gas coming out of the line and I had the starter battery and alternator checked and thy all came back good. I'm really stumped on this and I need the problem fixed because its nerve racking and I don't want to be stranded any where in the cold weather up here with my family.
- nos4blood70
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Re: Hard starting after sitting for 30 min
Could be the ignition control module. Remove the coils and check to see if there is any corrosion.
Re: Hard starting after sitting for 30 min
The tits on the coil packs are a nice shiny silver
- nos4blood70
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Re: Hard starting after sitting for 30 min
Yes, but look underneath them, where they contact the ICM.
Re: Hard starting after sitting for 30 min
I'll do that. I was doing some researching and was wondering if it could be my egr valve?



