Cold start - hard start

**theveed** · September 15th, 2005 07:55 PM

Question lang sa SR20 (or any efi car)

Pag cold start ko (meaning the car has been sitting for over 12 hrs or so) hard starting yung car, parang naubusan ng gas.

But if I leave the key sa "ON" for a few secs and depress the accelerator a couple of times, it starts fine.

After that, kahit ilang beses ko istart, one-click na sya.

Baket parang nawawala yung fuel sa fuel line pag coldstart and kailangan pa sya i-prime?

Chineck na fuel pressure ok naman

BTW, sa mga sumagot na sa ibang board, thanks, dont repost na hehe

**finchy18** · September 16th, 2005 12:47 AM

kuya theeved.. suggest lng me po. kahit ako hindi nka esi kailangan talaga mag step ako ng gas basta 12 hours na nakaparada car ko. ganun talaga sakin .. sa manual ko naman step gas before start at okey din nman..

dont know sa esi baka pareho lng yata..
pero suggest lng po kuya. =)

**BlueBimmer** · September 16th, 2005 12:50 AM

faulty fuel pump? clogged fuel filter?

**theveed** · September 16th, 2005 03:41 PM

finchy: Honestly, lahat ng cars na nagamit ko eto lang ganun, except for the diesel benz. Once nastart na tong car, the rest of the day i can start it fine without depressing the pedal.

Pareng BB: Fuel filter OEM 1 month old. Fuel pump checked out OK sa casa as does the fuel pressure. Engine never hesitates when ran regardless of speed.

**BlueBimmer** · September 16th, 2005 03:47 PM

hmm maybe something wrong with the starting process..pero on cold starts lng..bad ground?

**theveed** · September 16th, 2005 06:03 PM

basta napa andar na yung engine kahit ilang beses istart one click lang.

**CLAVEL3699** · September 16th, 2005 07:38 PM

di kaya sa starter yan or baka mahina battery mo?

**theveed** · September 16th, 2005 07:44 PM

Clavel: Starter I'm absolutely sure it's fine, as stated, it start a-ok any other occation with a single turn of the key. Pag matagal lang di nagamit sya ganun.

While I do have suspicions sa battery ko kasi mahina nadin the past few days, it's not the culprit kasi the car cranks fine and the previous owner told me that has been happening for quite a while (at least 3-4 months na in this case since I've had the car for 2+ months na).

**BoEinG_747** · September 16th, 2005 07:51 PM

di ba my life span din ang car battery natin ?

whatever its brand is ?

**yebo** · September 16th, 2005 08:17 PM

hula ko leaking fuel pump yan OR the line leading from the pump may leak. the fuel leaks back to the tank kaya empty yung fuel lines. when you switch to ON the fuel pump runs and fills the lines kaya ok, pero pag di pa umandar yung pump at start mo agad palyado kasi nga may hangin sa fuel lines. it could just be a small leak (sabi mo nga 12 hours or so na stop) kaya ok pa ang fuel pressure mo.