OT- Dodge Intrepid hard starting

[INCase]

Haven"t had any luck on the Dodge forum (allpar.com) so I thought I"d try you guys.

Have a 2002 Intrepid 3.5L engine that starts hard when warm. Usually ok 1st start in the morning and then at lunch it takes alot of cranking regardless of the weather. Always starts but alot of cranking. If it sits for 3-4 days w/o being started it starts fine all the time for a day or 2. Anyone had this problem?? Thanks for the help.

 

[frankiee]

http://www.dodgeintrepid.net/forums/f18/

My wife has an 99 Trep and I go to the site above. It is high traffic with lots of knowledge.
Like this place.
I have not run into your problem but I know the cam sensors are sold by the 6 pack LOL
Between these two sites I am sure someone will nail it right on
Good luck

 

[dlplost]

I once had a olds cutlass that did similar. Start fine cold, but very hard warmed up. Let it sit over night and it would start right up just fine.
After fighting with it for a long time, I discovered the crank sensor was cracked, didn't like to work when it was warmed up some times. $75 fix.

 

[bradk]

I've been down that path before.A fuel pressure guage taped to the windshield to monitor pressure will tell the story.

Fuel pumps in Chrysler anything have been problematic.Fuel pump modules are the complete assy which includes pump,regulator/filter and sending units as a drop-in deal.