96 Es300 Hard To Start Hot

[P W Smith]

Hi. My 96 es300 (275k miles) sometimes doesn't restart hot--cranks over fine. Sometimes it coughs and I smell partially burned fuel. After several tries it starts and runs ok. Intermittent ignition? Anyway, could use advice.

Paul Smith fat37ply@nc.rr.com

[gbhrps]

P W Smith,

With those miles on the car, it could be all kinds of things that are the issue. Your best bet is to take the car to an honest independent mechanic and have him check out all of the systems. It could be bad plugs, a weak coil that breaks down when its hot, bad wiring that needs replacing, or all sorts of things that someone with experience in Camry's and ES300's can easily narrow down quickly.

[P W Smith]

Thanks Gene. I ran into a highly experienced tech today who said it sounds like I have an injector leaking down. Trouble is, it's intermittent. Will let you all know if I fix it. Paul