Car doesn't always start & doesn't stay running.

Tiny
EBAUMERT
  • MEMBER
  • 1995 FORD TAURUS
  • 3.0L
  • V6
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 75,000 MILES
Engine doesn't always start. Sometimes it starts right up. Most times, when you turn the key forward you hear the fuel pump come on, but it doesn't stop. You have to keep turning the key on & off until you hear the fuel pump stop, then the car will start. Once started, it will idle for awhile but then it just dies. I put a fuel pressure gauge on it, and when idling the pressure stays between 35-40. If it sits overnight the fuel pressure will bleed off, though when the car dies it still has good fuel pressure. I put a new distributor module and fuel filter on but neither made a difference. I also made sure to fill it up with fresh gas & added fuel line cleaner. The car ran great for the previous owner. He drove it from California to Ohio without any problems. The car then sat for 11 months, and ever since that we've had this problem.
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 AT 4:12 PM

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Tiny
JACOBANDNICKOLAS
  • MECHANIC
  • 108,179 POSTS
Try this and let me know what happens.

Cycle the key from off to on 3 times. Allow about 3 seconds in the on position before returning to the off position. The 3rd time, see if it will start.
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Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 AT 7:06 PM

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