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10-07-2005, 09:37 AM
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How long will the starter stay engaged if there is a mechanical issue preventing the car from starting?
10-07-2005, 09:55 AM
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i've wondered the same thing. when we first got the car, I was under the impression I was holding the button down to start the car. in other words, I'd keep my finger on it till the car fired up and then let it go.
it wasn't until a month of so of driving that i went to tap the starter button and my finger slipped off... BUT... the car went ahead, turned over and fired right up!
i was, like, duhhh. lol the button isn't a mechanical "connection" to the starter, Violet.. you dork.
it was after that while my mind was wandering (as it often does
) ...that i thought, well gee, i wonder how long it'll turn over before it quits if the engine DOESN'T fire right up???
that being said... everything in the car is computer controlled, there must be SOME sort of "time-out" that if the engine hasn't fired the starter quits turning. someone here, like C5-Tech, will know.
it wasn't until a month of so of driving that i went to tap the starter button and my finger slipped off... BUT... the car went ahead, turned over and fired right up!
i was, like, duhhh. lol the button isn't a mechanical "connection" to the starter, Violet.. you dork. it was after that while my mind was wandering (as it often does
) ...that i thought, well gee, i wonder how long it'll turn over before it quits if the engine DOESN'T fire right up???that being said... everything in the car is computer controlled, there must be SOME sort of "time-out" that if the engine hasn't fired the starter quits turning. someone here, like C5-Tech, will know.
10-07-2005, 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Violet
... everything in the car is computer controlled, there must be SOME sort of "time-out" that if the engine hasn't fired the starter quits turning. someone here, like C5-Tech, will know.
10-07-2005, 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by C6-er
I guess we could pull the fuse for the fuel pump and time the starter.
10-07-2005, 10:52 AM
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You mean I can’t talk one of you gentlemen into this? I drove mine off the line on Tuesday so when it gets here I will try it.
10-07-2005, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Flatbush_Harry
To date, my C6 MN6 turns over immediately with a single brief push...I haven't had to hold down the starter at all (3-1/2 mos, 1300 mi).
Harry
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I'm going to wait until mine "malfunctions" to find out...maybe I'll never know that piece of information, and it will make me happy not to find out. I have no intellectual curiosity about this issue.
10-07-2005, 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by JmpnJckFlsh
What he's asking is, after you push the start button, how long will the computer continue to crank the engine until it decides the engine ain't gonna start and stops cranking it.
I'm going to wait until mine "malfunctions" to find out...maybe I'll never know that piece of information, and it will make me happy not to find out. I have no intellectual curiosity about this issue.
I'm going to wait until mine "malfunctions" to find out...maybe I'll never know that piece of information, and it will make me happy not to find out. I have no intellectual curiosity about this issue.
Harry