Q: Car cuts out when stopping and won't start

asked by on August 05, 2016

My car cuts out and won't start when pulling up to traffic lights or roundabouts Turns over but won't start . If I leave it for 6 to 8 hours it will start after a while !! Been told it could be the injector loom .any ideas please ??

My car has 125 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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