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Sep 30, 2003

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Well the other day my car was jacked up in the morning. When I first turned the key it wouldn't turn over. The second and third times it turned over but died 2 seconds later. Finally I popped the hood, to see if I could find any problems. Nothing I could see from just looking it over so I slammed the hood down. I was pissed. I decided to try one last time. And what do yah know it turned on and didn't have a problem staying on. What is goin on?

p.s: I had 37,000 miles on it when this happened, talk about screwing up right after the warranty runs out

Sep 30, 2003

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Try turning the car to ON and waiting a few seconds before actually starting it. This gives it time to build fuel pressure. It may help you.

Oct 5, 2003

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Originally posted by gearbox
Try turning the car to ON and waiting a few seconds before actually starting it. This gives it time to build fuel pressure. It may help you.

Yup, I ran into the same thing, so now I always wait for 2 to 3 beeps before slowly turning the key and no problems for a year now.

Oct 5, 2003

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it would be good to tell us what you did / tried to do. i had a problem where my moms car would stall after 10 seconds, and the wrx board helped me find the answer (hose under maf wasnt reinstalled)