Hard Starting??
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Burning Brakes
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Hard Starting??
1st, its not the STARTER. When first starting in the AM, it kind of putters slowly.
Then the putter quickens and its starts.The next start, it cranks for 6 to 10 seconds, very fast (normal) then turns over. After starting and running, it runs as it should - NO MISSES & NORMAL power. By the way, the fuel filter has not been changed since I had the car (2000)
Yeah, I know. But, I have changed the air filter though.
Thanks you all.
Then the putter quickens and its starts.The next start, it cranks for 6 to 10 seconds, very fast (normal) then turns over. After starting and running, it runs as it should - NO MISSES & NORMAL power. By the way, the fuel filter has not been changed since I had the car (2000)
Yeah, I know. But, I have changed the air filter though. Thanks you all.
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1st, its not the STARTER. When first starting in the AM, it kind of putters slowly.
Then the putter quickens and its starts.The next start, it cranks for 6 to 10 seconds, very fast (normal) then turns over. After starting and running, it runs as it should - NO MISSES & NORMAL power. By the way, the fuel filter has not been changed since I had the car (2000) Yeah, I know. But, I have changed the air filter though. Thanks you all.
Then the putter quickens and its starts.The next start, it cranks for 6 to 10 seconds, very fast (normal) then turns over. After starting and running, it runs as it should - NO MISSES & NORMAL power. By the way, the fuel filter has not been changed since I had the car (2000)
Yeah, I know. But, I have changed the air filter though. Thanks you all.
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I have a similar problem as well. I just got the car a week ago and it was not doing this with the first tank of gas, so I'm thinking it might be where I got gas last. I also had some iso-propanol in the gas tank with the first tank of gas due to some water in the gas so maybe that made it more "normal" starting.
I found another link here on the forum and it talks about the fuel relay or something as well. I'm just going to take a wait and see and hope I don't get stranded somewhere
I have yet to check the air filter, but will be doing that tonight since this just started yesterday for me.
Try using "fuel start" in the search and see what you come up with as there seems to be alot out there. It could be about anything from what I read, spark plugs, opti, fuel system, injecters...the lists goes on and on depending on the thread, but there was also alot of good troubleshooting in the threads.
Let me know what you find out.
I found another link here on the forum and it talks about the fuel relay or something as well. I'm just going to take a wait and see and hope I don't get stranded somewhere
I have yet to check the air filter, but will be doing that tonight since this just started yesterday for me.
Try using "fuel start" in the search and see what you come up with as there seems to be alot out there. It could be about anything from what I read, spark plugs, opti, fuel system, injecters...the lists goes on and on depending on the thread, but there was also alot of good troubleshooting in the threads.
Let me know what you find out.
Last edited by Garret; Jun 30, 2008 at 12:59 PM.
