it's hard troubleshooting this without having been able to test the pressure on the car, but here goes-- My ('99) GS has been hard to start when cold (really anything longer than sitting half an hour) but seemed to run fine after that. I figure it was the check valve in the FP getting weak, not holding the pressure. Today, i get in the car to run to the airport and pick up my wife. she has been gone all week, and i only moved the car a time or two in that time period. i get about 10 min away from the house, merging onto the expressway. CAR DIES. so i pull onto the shoulder, try to restart the car. it will crank over, runs for just a second and kaput, dies. tried it a couple times and nada, same thing. so i dial up the roadside assistance people for a towtruck. while im on the phone, i get the car to start again, so i hung up, and was going to try and get the car off the expressway, onto local streets. I made it about a mile, and the car quit again, same problem starting. it will run for a split second, then die. so went through calling agian, waited forever, they didnt show after an hour, but a state trooper did happen by and get me a tow. took 15 minutes. so the car is sitting at a local repair shop, i'll have to go see them tomorrow. but im still trying to determine what the real problem is... though i guess there isnt much knowing until they can test the FP pressure.
Originally Posted by TDCRacing
