Weird Starting Problem, Won't start after going some distance Options

[Lyressa Roberts]

I have a really strange problem with my car. If I go any distance (say 15 to 20 miles) and kill the car, I have to let it sit and cool off for at least an hour or so before the motor will even attempt to turn over again.

When you turn the key on, you can hear the fuel pump, but when you turn it...nothing.

It will push start.

After sufficient cooling time, it turns over fine and I'm gone.

It's not an engine problem and I don't want to think it is a starter problem, but it's driving me nuts.

Any suggestions?

[Rand]

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Why is the relay hated?

For me, because it's usually a crutch around another problem. It will "solve" some problems, but IMHO it's a band aid - and cleaning up the connections instead (like Guy said) will fix the problem correctly.

When I had "hot-start" problems, I REMOVED the "hot start relay" that a PO installed, put all the connections back the way Porsche intended them, cleaned them up good, and everything has been great since.

Electrical connections need to be clean. The more current they need, the cleaner they need to be. A hot-start relay will help a dirty circuit work, but I would rather clean it up than help it out with an add-on.

Just my experience and $.02.