Cranks good, intermittent no start

Tiny
WAREHAMSFARM
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  • 2008 KIA SPORTAGE
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 160,000 MILES
Starts the stalls immediately then wont start again for a few tries. Cranks strong new battery I cleaned the fuel pump screen filter and polished the spark plugs also added stop fuel injection cleaner. I listened to the injectors they all sound the same. Once car is running it's fine.
Wednesday, March 24th, 2021 AT 12:26 PM

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Tiny
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This does sound like a fuel issue so even though you cleaned the screen, we still need to know what the pressure is that it is supplying.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/stall-at-idle

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-fuel-system-pressure-and-regulator

You PSI should be almost 50 so let's check the pressure and go from there. Below is the spec from the manual.

Thanks
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Thursday, March 25th, 2021 AT 12:15 PM

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