Gpx Help!! Driving and car died. Now wont start

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Mivec swapped gx
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Gpx Help!! Driving and car died. Now wont start

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Went to work and parked up then after work i came out and it started easily and drove 5-10 mins down the road dropped someone off and the on the way home only like 2-3 mins later was driving and the car randomly died and shut off while I was driving so I pulled over went to start it again and it started then instantly died, tried again with throttle it started but throttle done nothing when i pushed it just died like other times then tried again with throttle and it started and even started to rev up then just died now it just wont start and its stuck in ettalong
Someone please know the problem
Thanks in advance
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Re: Gpx Help!! Driving and car died. Now wont start

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Fuel? Vacuum leak? MAF?

First 2 should be easy to check.

Didn't you write this car off, was it fixed?
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Nah mates car and wheres the maf on the gpx it hasnt got one like my gx has
guessing its getting fuel because it started straight away and ran for a couple minutes this morning after leaving it overnight then once we revved it passed 3 it just died then wouldnt start again motor was turning over easily just not firing had to get it towed to tyrepower because it was raining to hard to work on
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And my cars still the same anyone keen to help on a turbo fto racecar project haha after its fixed
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Lol
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Anyone know the easiest way to get the cam position sensor out
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Timing cover off and then 2 bolts
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