98 Pontiac Sunfire won't always start

LEBLANCDAVE

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1998 PONTIAC SUNFIRE

I have a 98 pontiac sunfire with a 2.4L engine. It has approx. 185,000 km. It was running fine but all of a sudden it doesn't want to fire up every start? Sometimes it can take as many as 10-15 attempts to get it to start. I can hear the fuel pump turn on and after this many attempts I can smell a bit of fuel. I changed the spark plugs and the rubber boots for them but still no success. Could this be a problem withe the coil pack(s)? Is there something else you would suggest checking or is there any way to determine the actual problem? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007 AT 6:14 PM

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ROCK CLIMBER

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I got the same problem pal, about 180000 k and al of a sudden started up. I tried changing the coils but to no avail.I can also hear the fuel pump going and smell of gas when cranking. Starts good cold but once hot she wont restart.

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Tuesday, September 4th, 2007 AT 11:06 PM

LEBLANCDAVE

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I hae new issues. I was looking under the hood while a friend tried to start the engine and I nioticed a small amount of smoke coming from the belt. Immediatly I thought it was the A/C compressor seized but it didn't make sense because the car runs fine when it does start and the A/C blows cold. I now have it so it will start consecutive attempts but the A/C compressor is making a rattling noise. The A/C still blows cold. Can anyone tell me what could cause this and do you think it is related to my no start problem? Thanks again.

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Wednesday, September 5th, 2007 AT 7:44 PM