Car wont start after a short trip but will start everytime when cold

Tiny
JOHN PHELAN
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  • 2000 VAUXHALL CORSA
  • 0.9L
  • 3 CYL
  • 2WD
  • MANUAL
  • 70,000 MILES
Will always start when left for a while but does never starts once it is warm regardless of weather. Just does not like to start once it has been running.
Thursday, December 22nd, 2016 AT 8:53 AM

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Tiny
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This is typical of a failing crankshaft position sensor or camshaft position sensor. They often fail by becoming heat-sensitive, then they work again after they cool down for about an hour. Often a diagnostic fault code will set related to the missing sensor signal. The place to start is by having those codes read and recorded.
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Thursday, December 22nd, 2016 AT 1:27 PM

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