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Old 05-23-2011, 01:51 PM   #3
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Re: 1999 Chevy Malibu starts up, dies, then starts fine

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Originally Posted by aem1988 View Post
Hey everyone, I have a 1999 chevy malibu that about a year ago started having trouble starting up. I'll turn the key and the engine will turn over but then die back down. I'll turn the key a second time and the engine starts and runs just fine. What could be the problem here?
You may have leaky injectors. Do like inafogg says and put a fuel pressure guage on the fuel rail and turn the key to on, but don't start the engine. Then turn it off and see if the pressure remains for 10 minutes or so. If not, fuel is either leaking back into the tank or leaking into the engine. Leaking into the engine will cause those symptoms.
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