# Car starting problems

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-starting-problems/61781>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** tl, acura\
**Created:** [February 23, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-starting-problems/61781 "2011-02-23T16:47:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![edlewis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a587f6/32.png) [@edlewis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edlewis)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-starting-problems/61781/1 "2011-02-23T16:47:35Z")

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The car starts easily when the motor is cold. If I park the car for 30 minutes and then restart the motor, the following happens:  
  
 1. Motor turns over  
  
 2. Motor stutters and stops  
  
 3. I press down on gas pedal and turn igition on-it starts with a little stutter

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**Author:** ![tardis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@tardis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tardis)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-starting-problems/61781/2 "2011-02-23T17:00:35Z")

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You may have a leaky fuel injector.

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-starting-problems/61781/3 "2011-02-23T17:19:18Z")

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What year is your TL? How many miles on the car? What’s its maintenance history?

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**Author:** ![edlewis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a587f6/32.png) [@edlewis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edlewis)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-starting-problems/61781/4 "2011-02-23T17:26:38Z")

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it is a '99 TL with 130K miles

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**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-starting-problems/61781/5 "2011-02-23T20:27:25Z")

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And its basic maintenance history? Plugs & wires up to date? Air & fuel filters? Other things…?

The next time you stop for 30 minutes pull the vacuum line from the fuel pressure regulator. If you find any evidence of gasoline in there, replace the pressure regulator.