Dark_Horse
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Car starts great when the engine is cold. After the car warms up to operating temperature, if I shut it off, it will not restart unless I hold the accelerator to the floor. If I crank it for ~30 seconds with the accelerator to the floor it's hit and miss. Some of the time, it almost starts and then dies. Other times, it catches after about 30 seconds of cranking and runs just fine after a few blips of the throttle.
Tonight, I found that if I disconnect the battery, I can immediately restart the car when it's at operating temp.
What would be causing my hot start issues that disconnecting and reconnecting the battery would fix?
EDIT: Saw a few threads suggesting it could be ECU caps leaking. I haven't cracked the ECU open in a few years to inspect, but the caps were replaced in 2012, so I highly doubt that's the problem.
2nd suggestion I've seen is that ECU cannot read coolant temp. I've never had a problem with ECMlink reading the coolant temp, so I do not believe that's the issue either. When this problem happened, my coolant temp was 196 degrees according to ECMlink.
Tonight, I found that if I disconnect the battery, I can immediately restart the car when it's at operating temp.
What would be causing my hot start issues that disconnecting and reconnecting the battery would fix?
EDIT: Saw a few threads suggesting it could be ECU caps leaking. I haven't cracked the ECU open in a few years to inspect, but the caps were replaced in 2012, so I highly doubt that's the problem.
2nd suggestion I've seen is that ECU cannot read coolant temp. I've never had a problem with ECMlink reading the coolant temp, so I do not believe that's the issue either. When this problem happened, my coolant temp was 196 degrees according to ECMlink.
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