[s-cars] intermittent no start = failing CPS?

[chris chambers]

Well even though the CEL came on there weren't any codes...now what?



--- Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net> wrote:

> chris chambers wrote:
> > 3 times now while driving the Check engine light has come on, after
> > shutting car down it wouldn't restart.
> > 
> > All 3 times 2 shots of starting fluid got it running.
> > 
> > Does this sound like the infamous CPS failing?
> 
> If it is the CPS failing when it is hot, but recovering when it has
> cooled off, 
> then the ether shouldn't make a difference.  If the CPS is dead (not
> dying), 
> then no amount of ether will help.
> 
> Pull the codes. If/when it happens again, let the engine bay cool off
> and try 
> starting it without the ether.
> 
> -- 
> Kent McLean
> '99 A4 Avant, w/ quattro, V6, Tiptronic. "Yeah, Baby!"
> '94 100 S Avant, "Moody"
> '91 200 TQA #1, undecided
> '91 200 TQA #2, up in smoke 2
> '89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy", up in smoke
> 


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