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2 months ago it died right after starting the car before I even had time to put it in gear. I just restarted the car and off I went. 2 weeks later exact same thing….thought water in gas changed fuel filter good to go for a week. Now the last 2 weeks I have been continually stranded everywhere as it seemed fine to start in morning after sitting all nite I run to store come out cranks no start. Wait 20 min. It fires right up! But this week increasingly worse, not starting after sitting a day then all of a sudden fires up I go drive and this last 2 times Im actually cruising about 40 miles down road no sounds just died thank goodness I am able to coast to side park it and begin to walk home. BF took it to AutoZone last week and tried to get codes but it gives nothing. Bf checked spark plug and said weak orange spark. Then 10 min. Later it starts. He says fuel is in the plug and I can hear the fuel pump run when turning key initially. I’m so tired of this. Bought car 2 years ago used and its been perfect. Regular maintenance done oil change etc. Over 200,000 miles on her. Any ideas of which way to troubleshoot? Thank you in advance for Any help. Liz
I would start by checking the ignition modual in the distributor. A weak orange spark could also indicate a bad coil. Doesnt sound like a fuel issue . may also want to check the distributor cap , rotor and the coil wire . When checking the coil look for any obvious moisture . Theres no joy with a leaking coil. Hope this helps
Ok what coil is everyone talking about. I have this same trouble. Taken to 2 different places and neither mechanic can get it to act up for them. Of course, just like a child when sick and you take them to the dr and they feel better day if appointment. Please help me
I’m actually having similar issues with my 01, changed the fuel pump, fuel filter, both O2 sensors, catalytic converter, cap, rotor, coil, plugs and wires and the pgm-fi relay. Still nothing has helped, no check engine light or
