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Car struggles to start when cold
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 1:41 pm
by Supplanter
This only seems to happen when the car hasn't been driven since the day before, and it has only started happening in the last week or two.
When I try and start the car it coughs and splutters several seconds before it starts, sometimes it takes a few goes. It is fine if I have driven it previously during the day, if I leave it parked at work for eight hours it starts fine in the afternoon.
sh*t batch of fuel? Blocked fuel filter? Dodgy pump?
Re: Car struggles to start when cold
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 3:42 pm
by aza013
It could be any of the three or all of them lol.
Re: Car struggles to start when cold
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 4:41 pm
by Bennoz
Failing 02 sensor? Checked error codes?
Re: Car struggles to start when cold
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 5:32 pm
by Supplanter
I'll check the codes tonight.
Re: Car struggles to start when cold
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 7:45 pm
by Supplanter
I mean computer says "62 Intake air control valve position sensor"
On the plus side my gearbox is OK
Re: Car struggles to start when cold
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 11:38 pm
by silverGPX
Kates has similiar symptoms.
What sensor is that?
Re: Car struggles to start when cold
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 10:30 pm
by yotka
Any chance that there is water in the engine?
I think I had this issue, when I had a motorbike with a cabruettor based engine.
Re: Car struggles to start when cold
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 1:23 pm
by Supplanter
Which sensor should I be looking at?
Re: Car struggles to start when cold
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 4:17 pm
by Bennoz
Its the big one that hangs off the left of the plenum (non throttle body side)