fidelis5588

My car is doing the weirdest thing lately. Crank it up from a cold start: no issues, totally fine. If I drive the car till the engine is at full operating temp and shut it off and start it again within 5-10 minutes its fine (e.g trip to the gas station) it's fine. BUT if I drive it till its at full operating temp, shut it off then attempt to crank it again about a half hour to an hour an a half later, it's a disaster. The car will crank, but the RPMs bounce all over the place and it dies. If I hit the gas during this it's sluggish to respond, If it responds at all. It usually takes 6-7 cranks before it catches its idle and runs smoothly. During this the smell of gasoline is very prominent.

I took it to a shop and they said it was just a bad fuel filter. That did nothing for my problem. Any ideas?

Also, the check engine light isn't on constantly. It only comes on when I drive on the highway for more than 20 or so minutes.

oscarfromla

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If you're able to duplicate this on demand, check to see if you have spark. If you don't, it could be the magnetic pick up or other ignition components. Could it be a vapor lock issue? It wouldn't take much to insulate your fuel lines near the engine and exhaust to see if that helps.