1987 Pontiac Grand Am Starting problem

98,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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Over the course of the last few days I have had a problem with the car starting. Last night I had no troubles starting the engine, I drove to and back from my soccer game, parked it and left it for about 20 minutes. After I came back the car wouldn't start, that is it reved but would die out. I gave it gas but that only gave a quick rev to then sputtering. This morning I tried it a few hours before work to see if it would start, it did, no problems. I let it idle, it was keeping consistant revs, it made no noises as it idled and the exhaust was not any interesting coloration. I drove it to a destination without any problems; but after parking it and turning it off I could not get it to start, same problem as before.

Any ideas to the problem? I just put in a tank full of premium gas, go figure ;/
Mar 14, 2008 at 10:12 AM
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First question is, is the Service engine soon light on? if so, read the codes...


https://images.2carpros.com/forum/automotive_pictures/62217_95_OlderGM_11.jpg

Cross these two terminals as shown, then turn the key on. Count the flashes, a 22 will flash as 2 flashes then a short pause, then 2 flashes, if more than one code is stored, the pause will be longer. The codes will display three times and end with 12. Write them down and post here.
Mar 14, 2008 at 10:38 AM
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