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Old November 12th, 2006, 07:40 PM   #1
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Car Starting Problem In My 03 GT


in the last few months my car has been getting worse about starting up....for some reason i have to hold the ignition in start for like 5-8 seconds and sometimes it will start backfire then die on my....any suggestions to what it might be??? im guessing bad sparkplugs or weak ignition
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Old November 13th, 2006, 12:40 AM   #2
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mite be bad coils

or bad alternator.

i had a similar problem and it was cause by a bad alternator
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Check your plugs...
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Old November 13th, 2006, 01:09 AM   #4
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Could be shitty gas too. I'd add some fuel treatment and some good fuel before I did anything major.
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