Mazda 323 1998 petrol hatchback - won't restart for 2 hours after short trip

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Thu 8 Jan 2015 22:48
Mazda 323 1998 petrol hatchback - won't restart for 2 hours after short trip - Noura
The car starts fine from cold. It pulls back and drives jerkily and with no acceleration in lower gears sometimes coming nearly to a halt. If I stop after say ten minutes and leaves the car while I walk the dog when I return after 20 minutes the car won't start for at least 2 hours though the engine turns over. It won't catch. AA have been called out four times and suggested camshaft, crankshaft, temperature coolant sensors all of which have been replaced and made no difference. Lambda sensor also replaced. Ecu stripped down, immobiliser examined. Nothing puts it right, once it does get going it flies along fine.
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