# Intermittent hard starting only when hot

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-hard-starting-only-when-hot/48333>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** starting, passport, honda\
**Created:** [May 3, 2010, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-hard-starting-only-when-hot/48333 "2010-05-03T18:39:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![cardude1944](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/96bed5/32.png) [@cardude1944](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cardude1944)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-hard-starting-only-when-hot/48333/1 "2010-05-03T18:39:51Z")

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This is a 1997 V-6 3.2L.  
  
  
  
 Any “shopping list” of components that might be documented as to most failed or suspect?

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**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-hard-starting-only-when-hot/48333/2 "2010-05-03T21:23:16Z")

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Number 1 is the main fuel relay. When it gets warm it can be very intermittent. It’s under the dash on the drivers side. You have no fuel pump in most cases when this relay is faulty.