I've got a 97 Intrepid ES 3.5 . It will start right up in the morning but after arriving to a destination it starts very hard. Like it is starving for fuel.Got 60,000 mis. on it. Once its started it runs fine...Any thoughts?

 

So many things could do this. You need to isolate which system is malfunctioning. Air, fuel, or fire (spark). My guess is fire (spark). Specifficly the timing is out when the engine is warm/cooling. Start with a plug change, air filter, fuel filter etc Then do a fuel pressure test to include testing the fuel pressure regulator.

Any codes? Also do the key trick and see if you get any thing other than 55.

 

Can you elaborate on the "key trick" ?

 

Sure turn the key from off to run three times and then stay on run (by run I mean the key possition before the starter turns over). The engine lamp will flash two digit codes eg blink blink pause blink pause pause then the next code. 55 is the last code to let you know it's done. A 55 by itself is not a fault, only the other numbers. These "MIL" codes are not the same as the p code from a scan tool and need to be looked up seperatly. Just let me know if you get any codes.

 

could posibly be o2 sensor

 

absolutely not for this explained problem.

 

why would you say that?
ive experienced that problem myself, not saying that is his problem but is a posibilty

 

so you're basically telling the guy to replace his oxygen sensor(s). Why not tell him how to diagnose them so he can verify they are defective... and because you can't spell possibility.

 

mabe you should read the post one more time as i said "mabe"
i never said to replace them!!!

didnt know i was being graded on my spelling

 

"mabe" as in Tom Mabe? He's freaking hillarious!!!

Why not just list off all the sensors that could possibly be the problem?

Not taking the effort to correctly spell, even simple words, shows a lack of quality.