Soviet67

I have a 99 ek with a 00 B18b1 in it. the issue i'm having is that it starts hard. it will crank for like 5-7 sec before it actually cranks over. once its is running for a couple minutes it starts up right away, if i were to shut it off, and turn it back on. its not really a problem just more of an annoyance but i'd like it it to start like it did before i did the swap. anyone know what to check or what the issue might be or have this happen to them?

hunan beef

Sure the battery is good on charge?

motegicivic

I have had the same issue with my y8 for years, esp when cold like 40 degrees and below, I know it is a different engine but maybe common with honda's?

Fresh battery, plugs, wires etc, still does it.

I know with 99-00 ex's has a cold start valve I wonder if they added it because of the hard cold starts.

Soviet67

Yeah battery is brand new. It acts like my old engine when my gas tank was on empty. If i Start it and then go to drive with out it being warmed up it starts off slow/sputters until about 1500RPM as if its not getting enough fuel or something but if i let it warm up for like 2-3 min before driving it, doesn't act funny at all. there is no gas leak or vacuum leaks i can find.

chrisaddition

Once you turn the key wait until you hear the fuel pump stop running and then try cranking it over, not a permanent fix but may help get rid of the annoyance untill you find the problem

Soviet67

Yeah I do that already, which does make the crank time a little less.

vartok

whens the last time you changed the fuel filter?

9threEJ

Check your fuel system, I have the same problem and let the pump run for a second or two before I crank and it starts right up.