94 dodge intrepid?

Question

my car seems to have the hiccups it stalls out after being driven for 1/2 hr and won't start for 10 - 15 minutes and drive fine until i stop and try to start it again. than it is usually a wait for it to start again. somedays it goes fine other days it doesn't. don't want to put a lot of money into it thanks for the help

Answer 1

Your car has a very common problem with the cam sensor losing its signal due to oil intrusion on the sensor. This overheats the sensor, loses its resistance, and distorts the signal. When the signal is lost from the cam sensor, it shuts off spark, and also fuel injector pulse, in turn, stalling you out. When the oil drains off it, and the sensor cools, usually in 10-15 minutes, the car will start again. You really should have it checked for both the cam and crank sensors. Both of these sensors essentially perform the same function, and both of them are prone to the same type of failure, and take just as long to cool and let you restart. It might do no good to scan the system unless the check engine light is on, but when these sensors fail in this fashion and shut you down, the ECM doesn't see a failure. It simply sees that the car was shut off, and spark and injector pulse were interrupted. Hope this helps. If you have a P0335, that is the crank sensor. If you have a P0340 code, that is the cam sensor. Good luck.

Answer 2

Sounds like fuel pump fatigue to me. hook a fuel pressure gage to the fuel rail and the next time it dose it, look at the pressure. It should be around 30 lbs. If it's less than 15 lbs you need a pump. If the pressure is good, Go with texasm.
PS Let a mechanic hook the fuel gage up for you.

Answer 3

sounds like a vapor lock you might try changing the fuel cap......when it dies release the fuel cap and let the tank "breath" then tighten it back down and see if it starts

Answer 4

sounds like you need a new fuel filter or a fuel line may be clogged.

Answer 5

Ignition failure of some sorts from the engine heat.