ok so my girls car takes forever to start when its cold. it cranks but doesnt turn over. its an 01 ex with 46k. now im not sure if she needs a tune up or not but the new ems' have coil packs and im not sure how to change them or what to do with them. some help would be good thanx.

 

Does it just seem to crank longer when cold? Mine (and every other civic I know, including 7th gens) always seems to crank a long time when cold or low on gas.

 

i think that's normal. i have an 00 civic ex and my car cranks for awhile when cold & when low on gas.

 

Check the spark plugs. Just unscrew the 10mm nut on the coils, unplug, and lift, the spark plug is under there. Helps if you take off the black cover over all the wiring on the valve cover, easier to get to the plugs.

My 01 sometimes takes a little longer to start when it's cold, but only 1-2 seconds more. Sounds like something may be going wrong.

 

mine did that too, it took a while to start up when cold, i changed the fuel filter and it fixed the problem, iono if that's your case, couldn't hurt to try though.