FusionITR

the car doesnt start strong like it should... just starts really sluggish... but it always starts tho. What could be causing this?

RacerXI

How many miles does your car have? It could be a few things....tune up, bad gas, weather. My car always takes a few turns to start, but it's nothing out of the ordinary. hth.

Comptech98GSR

yea mine does that, kinda groggles a little before it starts, still runs great. but acts like it's pissed off at u, for starting up.

FusionITR

40k, had the 30k services and have been changing the oil regularly, always use 91 octane

disordeR

my car does the same thing.. sometimes it's weak to start, but it always starts.

FusionITR

hmmm.... guessing maybe this is normal for tegs? or maybe just the R's?

B2FiNiTY

iTrader: (2)

Sometimes mine doesn't even start at all or barely does. Kinda sucks but I live with it.

lotus

Even Acura say the car starts only after some cranking.. Read it in one of their origional press releases.. Mine is the same.. I'm constantly letting go of the key thinking the car has started by now, and it hasn't..

yellow blur

I think someone posted this up a while back. What you want to do is not turn the key and crank it right away. If you turn the key, and leave it to the on position for like 4 seconds, you will hear somethings like the fuel pump go on or something to pressurize the lines etc... (talking out of my ***.. dunno if it's to pressurize the lines or not) then after all the lights and **** go out on the cluster, crank it. Should fire right up, works for me.

Wet Nudl

All the lights and ****? I think you are talking out of your ***..

yellow blur

I mean like the abs, and srs stuff.

TypeRP = ***;

Wet Nudl

My Spoon can beat up your Spoon..

Some body shoot me.. And don't you use the "GAY" word on me YB..


[Modified by TypeRP, 10:33 PM 3/7/2002]

Type Goch

yeah ed! RP dont like bein called GAY!

B2FiNiTY

iTrader: (2)

LOL. RP is far from gay...reminds me of the perverts in japanese anime.


[Modified by B2FiNiTY, 11:14 PM 3/7/2002]

Wet Nudl

Ok guys, I know I don't know where you all live yet but I can find out.. So don't make me work.

This is getting waaay OT. The poor guy is having problem starting his car and we are all here being "GAY"..


[Modified by TypeRP, 11:01 PM 3/7/2002]

sackdz

Thats funny I was just thinking about that. It seems to me it's always the case with any Honda 4 cyl I've ever seen. It's not as easy to wake up as other cars, but she'll always start.

PHAT R 390

From my experience, I always find that my car starts up faster after I adjust the valve lash.

NunRacer

This is what I do. Let the car do what it needs to do then start it up. Havn't had a problem yet.

DutchITR1689

It happens once with my car when I didn't drive it for 4 days or so. Normally it starts immediately (0.5 - 1 second), but the first time after those 4 days it needed 2 attempts of 2-3 seconds...... Must be the battery I think.....

Hint: never let your start motor runs longer than 4 seconds!!!

Comptech98GSR

<quote>Hint: never let your start motor runs longer than 4 seconds!!! </quote>

what does that mean? you mean don't sit there and turn the key, in attempt to have your motor start for longer than 4 sec's. If so, why not?


[Modified by Comptech98GSR, 5:52 AM 3/8/2002]

DutchITR1689

I mean don't run the start motor longer than 4 seconds continuously....
Let it cool down after those 4 seconds and try again. It's better for the starter, battery and the engine.

Comptech98GSR

ok that's what i thought u meant, Thanks for clarifying.

R748

Mine does this too, but only when the tank is near empty. It almost never does it when the tanks is over the last mark in the fuel gauge. However, it does start slow if I stop the car after some driving and restart within minutes (i.e very rare hot starts are sluggish).

Runs great, dyno'd great, otherwise no problems.

Racebrewer

I'm taking a risk here.

It could also be that corroded ground wires and or battery terminals can be causing the problem. Try cleaning everything up and using vaseline on all of the connections/terminals.

Replace plugs, wires, cap and rotor if old.

Also clogged filter/fuel system. Put in a new filter and a couple bottles of Regane.

Good luck.
John

RTW DC2R

mine doesnt start up very smoothly thats for sure. I was also told to turn the ignition to "ON", and wait for the "check engine" light to go out, and then crank it all the way to start it up. I heard that was just related to making sure the fuel lines were full and fuel is ready to head to the motor to start it.