Car won't start

[Clauchacinl]

Hi! My car has been having some issues, and I’m hoping to get some help. Initially, I noticed that after starting the car, it would run for a few minutes and then shut off on its own. When I tried to restart it, it wouldn’t turn on right away. However, if I waited a few minutes, it would eventually start and run normally. This continue to happen, the car would start, stall, and then require a short wait before it would start again. Later, I noticed a new pattern: the car wouldn't start in the mornings but would usually start after 12 PM. I'm not sure why that was the case. Eventually, the car wouldn’t start at all, and I discovered that the F25 fuse had blown. I replaced the fuse, and the car started, but the check engine light came on. I took it to a store to have the codes scanned, and now I’m trying to figure out what steps I should take next to diagnose and fix the problem.

 

[SteveS]

Fuse F25 goes to the following: Exhaust variable camshaft timing oil control solenoid. Intake variable camshaft timing oil control solenoid. Evaporative emission canister purge valve. R57, R45 and R50 relay coil.

All of the codes you have relate to the items this fuse controls except possibly the fuel pump code. Did you reset the codes? They are probably stored codes from when the fuse blew and all those things stopped working.

People have had the P0010 and P0013 codes, replaced the F25 fuse, and things were OK. But if the problem persists you'd want to look at the wiring that goes to those things for damage/shorts, look at the plug connectors for corrosion. Fuses usually blow because something is drawing too much current. If the various devices themselves are fine, then the wiring is often causing it.