Intermittent, Crank no start when fuel is full

1.8-liter VVTL-i (2ZZ-GE) and VVT-i (1ZZ-FE) engine, transmission, exhaust, intake, and performance tuning discussions
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87cantech
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Intermittent, Crank no start when fuel is full

Post by 87cantech »

When filled up fuel in full, car cranks and does not start, after waiting for 5 mins car starts back again, but its running rough.
So what I do is refuel till half line, car normally starts. does anyone know what would cause this?
2003 toyota matrix XR 1zzfe
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Phoneman
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Re: Intermittent, Crank no start when fuel is full

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My 2003 GT (2ZZ) tries to start and dies after a fill-up. I just give it a bit of gas by lightly pumping the pedal as I start it and it fires right up and runs fine.

Other than when I fill it up, I never have to touch the gas pedal to start it. My other 2003 GT or my 2005 base never had this issue.
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andrewclaus
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Re: Intermittent, Crank no start when fuel is full

Post by andrewclaus »

It may be a combination of an evap system input fighting a plugged exhaust. Just a guess, I've never seen it or heard of it. If you deal with the CAT, it might get fixed.
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