Q: Cranks every time but cuts out as engine starts to catch

asked by on December 31, 2017

cranks every time. cuts out as engine sounds like it's about to catch. the old started failed from an oil leak, just checked and it's clean. electronics all stay on. new alt battery. it was jumped backwards but has been driving since and I replaced all those parts after and it was starting funny before anyways

My car has 190 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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