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Car is starting hard! I recently.

Tiny
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Car is starting hard!

I recently replaced the PCM because I found pinched wire's to injector 3 and fixing the wires didn't fix it! It is a little over dew for new plugs I think they recommend changing them at 60,000-80,000 miles and I got about 120000 on then and #3 got flooded out and I didn't change it yet! Could this be the problem?
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Sunday, October 21st, 2012 AT 8:55 PM

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Tiny
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New or used pcm? Did you have it flashed? If you did not, it will not run.

Do you have the old one? Were there codes before replacement?

Wires shorted together should not damage the pcm, just fire the injector all the time.

Roy
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Sunday, October 21st, 2012 AT 9:47 PM
Tiny
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Scan the computer for codes and also replace plugs then comeback for additional help-No.3 could be a dead cylinder plug/compression problem
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Sunday, October 21st, 2012 AT 9:50 PM
Tiny
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It is a remanned and came guaranteed and pre-flashed
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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012 AT 12:48 AM
Tiny
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There are no computer codes and has good compression 110 psi. The injector on 3 was stuck open all the time and I had fuel running out of the weep holes in the exhaust system! And after I cut out the damaged wires and soldered new in I still had an open short and after metering the harness out I replaced the ECM with a remanned! The car started and ran fine for two days them started hard for three days then normal agin for 5 days then back to starting hard!
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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012 AT 12:58 AM
Tiny
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Was the CEL coming on within that 5 dys-Check the fuel pressure if its within specs-its beginning to be a nightmare here with this intermittent problem-
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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012 AT 1:58 AM
Tiny
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CEL came on once and went out before I could get the scanner on it and it was running rough!
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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012 AT 2:02 AM
Tiny
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Scan the computer for code/s with and w/o the CEL
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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012 AT 2:33 AM
Tiny
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I do every time I start it! I was hoping to get the light on with the scanner plugged in!
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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012 AT 2:41 AM
Tiny
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I changed the plugs and now tested the fuel pressure and its 2 psi high!
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Sunday, October 28th, 2012 AT 6:46 PM
Tiny
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What is the actual fuel pressure you read?
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Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 AT 1:09 AM
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What is the exact fuel pressure?

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Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 AT 1:14 AM
Tiny
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58 psi
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Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 AT 1:31 AM
Tiny
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Is this a 4 or 6 cyl engine?
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Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 AT 1:50 AM
Tiny
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Cyl 3.2
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Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 AT 1:51 AM
Tiny
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Your fuel pressure is okay-what exactly is going on with it at this time- Is it still hard to start? Try going to this link and review the information: https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-cranks-excessively-before-starting
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Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 AT 1:55 AM
Tiny
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It seems like its either getting to much fuel or an ignition problem! It also has an exhaust leak on both down tubes at the flex pipe behind the cat on each side! Could this cause it to start hard?
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Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 AT 2:00 AM
Tiny
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I didn't notice at the time but my compression tester is broken and the gage reads about 20 psi lower so my compression it around 125-130 psi
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Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 AT 2:05 AM

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