'99 Bad starting

[Kiako_09]

Alright, I'm clueless here. I bought this '99 2.2L automatic sunfire from an auction for what I thought was a steal. Turns out the car doesn't start properly... When I try to start the car, it just turns over (it tries to start and you can hear it really giving an effort) but it will start if I step on the gas. When I finally do get it running, it runs absolutly fine, idles perfect... I've had the car diagnosed and everything showed normal. I've had a compression test done, and again everything was normal. I've replaced a few sensors like fuel injector sensor and I've replaced the starter and it still does the same thing. The mechanic I use refers to my car as the "car from hell"... If anyone has any suggestions on what the problem could be PLS post a reply or e-mail me @ [email protected] THANKS!

[|WYG|SS]

check the ignition or ignition coil that could be bad

[Kiako_09]

Although it my car shows the symptoms of a bad ignition coil, would it make any difference how much extra gas it needs to start?

[|WYG|SS]

not sure i just made a guess. thats the poblem if it starts then runs fine its hard to know what might be wrong.

[RTowner]

Does it make any difference as to the position of the steering column....eg.full up position or lowered position??