Cutting out when starting

[gj9ex]

Hi all,
I hope there's someone who might be able to give me an idea into what's wrong with my car. It's a 1996 Mayfair Auto, and when starting will start, run for a few seconds and then stop. I had a garage look at it, but the car behaved herself and started straight away - they thought it might be a short.

Any suggestions?

Johnny

[limby2000]

Hi Johnny, its a case of elimination i,m afaid, i would check coil wires/lead,first also ecu plugs. After it stop,s and wont start, then check for spark. If you have spark then fuel, either electric pump issue or injection issue.

[notamini]

Does your model have a ballast resistor on the coil?