I am the second owner of the car, the engine has been replaced once not sure how many miles ago I have put 40,000 on it since I have owned it, there is no unusall smoke when it starts. Oil is changed every 3k to 4k miles and mostly interstate driven not much in town driving. It has had the problem the whole 40k miles I have owned it and has done it in winter and summer. It will happen if the car is driven 10 miles or 100 but not when it is driven a few blocks it seems like it must make it up to full temp and stay a while. When I first took it to my mechanic he hooked it up to his machine and said everything was fine. Then he changed oil,fuel filter, air filter, new plugs and o2 sensor, next day after driving it from work I took it there let it sit for 10 mins and he hooked it all back up to computer and it acted up but found nothing wrong. He did fuel pressure check then and was ok. He kept overnight and ran tests again when it was cold everything was good. Car always starts fine when hot or cold but not in between. Its turns over fine and trys to start (fires) and then eventually it will mis like crazy and then starighten out and run fine. The mechanic has not charged me a dime for any of this so far, I have been going to him for my major work for years. Dealer does routine maintence on this car and they have told me 3 times there is nothing wrong with it.
Marshall Is there any smoke from the exhaust when it restarts? Any other symptoms, or unusual things about the car? About how many miles? Recent maintenance? Maintenance up to date? Did he do a fuel pressure leakdown test? How long a distance must it be driven before the problem arises? What sort of ambient temperatures? How long has this been going on? What was included in the tuneup? Lots of questions, I know...but they're all helpful in pinpointing what's going on. Lastly, why isn't the mechanic taking responsibility for fixing it? --Geoff MML Moderator/Admin/Occasional SAA '92 Acclaim; '98 Intrepid; '03 Grand Caravan Three Mopars: Two running at any one time. (I hope!) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Web: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid> Subscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Moderator: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Yahoo! Groups Links* * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Help save the life of a child. Support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's 'Thanks & Giving.' http://us.click.yahoo.com/6iY7fA/5WnJAA/Y3ZIAA/46t0lB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Web: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid> Subscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Moderator: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
