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Dodge Neon engine turns over, battery fine but car doesn't start

Drive a 2000 dodge neon with about 100,000 miles. Timing belt was recently replaced 2 months ago. Recently the car has had issues starting...you can hear the engine turn over but it just won't start. After the car sits for a bit (sometimes a 30 min...sometimes a few hours) the car starts up fine (the check engine light is still on however). It's fine for a few days and then the problem occurs again.

When the problem occurs I don't believe it's sparking...I've been told it may be the throttle positioning sensor...could this be causing the problem? how much would it cost to fix it?

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The timing might have jumped a tooth. hope this helps.

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