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My sidekick will not start in the cold weather. The engine turns over fine and it tries to start but it sputters and just spins. This problem only started when the weather got cold. When it gets warmer during the day it will finally start but it takes several min before it is runing smoothly.

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Check your Distributor Cap for cracks, also check the pcm for DTC's.. I have seen 02 Sensors cause symptoms like this also..

I will need more information to help you further diagnose this problem
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