rs2kap1

I have a MY 2000, i have been having an issue where the car wont start after i drive it for 15 minutes or more, unless i press the gas pedal all the way in and keep my foot on the pedal until it stabilizes..and once turned on it also stutters a bit. I changed the map sensor but it didnt help. Any ideas? This is getting annoying.

windhund116

The status of sparks plugs and valve adjustment?


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rs2kap1

I changed the spark plugs not too long ago maybe a month and a half, and i have been having this problem way before that. And as far as valve adjustment i have little knowledge about lol, some one just told me that it can possibly be the tps sesor?

Slowcrash_101

How did the spark plugs look?

Princeneo

i had this problem back then, then soon youll see ramdom miss fire, check your coil packs, mine after i changed them the car runs smooth again.

slalom44

Do a compression test to rule out low compression. Hard starts with a warm engine and/or in humid weather is a symptom of low compression.

Billman250

How many miles?

Vagelis

Do a compression test.Mine turned to be a leaky head gasket.Litle amount of coolant was running into 3rd and 4th cylinder and that caused the hesitation at start up and the misfiring.

rs2kap1

Thanks for the recommendation, I will be doing the compression test on Sunday hopefully. what kind of numbers should indicate good compression?

rs2kap1

it will have 130000 very soon.