My car recently (91 std. hatch, 4 speed, dpfi) is taking a while to start. Now, not a loooong time mind you. It's just a little longer than usual. It may crank like 8-10 times sometimes before it starts. It's not all the time, just after it's been sitting all night or sumthing. Is this normal?

 

anyone?

 

takes longer in the cold, but could be a number of things I would guess. maybe extremely dirty air filter, fuel filter, spark plugs?? anyone else?

 

my b18c sometimes takes awile too im thinking its because of the cold but i dont know

 

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i'll check those things, thanx

 

i had this same problem and for me it turned out to be the engine coolant sensor ...are u throwing a code 6 by any chance?

 

my H22 usually takes about 2 - 3 cranks when temperatures are about 5 - 15 degrees here in anchorage . . not sure if its temperature wise but maybe check your starter or spark plugs/wires

 

mine does that too. just takes a bit longer in the morning, or when sitting for a long time. if the engine is warm, starts right up. and its not a long time either, just enough to get you to worry about it for a brief moment before it finally catches...

anyway, heres what i think it is. fuel injector leak. i know theyre leaking anyway, you can see the fuel around one of my injectors. basically, the 40 psi or of pressure inside the fuel system slowly bleeds away at night, when it should remain constant. especially when the temperature drops. so the extra time it takes to start is just trying to get the fuel pump to prime the system more.

what you can do to help reduce the time while cranking is turn the key and let the main relay prime the fuel pump. the main relay automatically primes the pump, but only for a few seconds. so wait until the main relay stops priming the pump, then turn the key off and on again. im just used to waiting a bit longer in the morning to let the pump prime a few extra times.

i plan on replacing the injectors and seals and fuel filter soon anyway. but until then, just prime the injectors.

 

generall rule of thumb fuel pressure should stand for 20psi in 20 minutes

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tyson &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">anyway, heres what i think it is. fuel injector leak. i know theyre leaking anyway, you can see the fuel around one of my injectors. basically, the 40 psi or of pressure inside the fuel system slowly bleeds away at night, when it should remain constant. especially when the temperature drops. so the extra time it takes to start is just trying to get the fuel pump to prime the system more.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Makes perfect sense!

 

see if letting the main relay prime the pump a bit longer helps and let us know. hope it works for you.

 

i still say that it the ECT sensor because 10 cranks is a lot even if it is cold out

 

no codes at all. i just think it's cause it was sitting for two days at a time and it's friggin 40 degress here.