Cranks good, intermittent no start

2008 KIA SPORTAGE
160,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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WAREHAMSFARM
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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.
Mar 24, 2021 at 12:26 PM
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KASEKENNY
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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.

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