Strange inquiry ? :)
10-06-2004, 05:23 AM
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Re: Strange inquiry ? :)
Not a strange one. My UrQ used to take 5-12 seconds, before I finally straightened out the igniton and fueling systems. It used be be particularly bad in sub freezing temps. Now it starts pretty much instantly, more so cold than hot. My other turbo I5's take a second or 2. Some manuals call for a slightly cracked throttle, others none. If your takes a "long" time to start, you have a few things to debug that can get you better performance..
10-06-2004, 01:56 PM
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my car is horrible, maybe 6 cranks cold 10-12 hot.. maybe more.. not sure what the problem is..
new alt belt, new plugs and wires, new dist.cap and rotor, battery is good, it has been getting worse too... longer and longer times for it to fire...
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10-06-2004, 05:50 PM
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mine is real bad
it hasnt been driven in a while due to some clutch issues that will be fixed this week, i'm the new owner, but getting it going is a 10+ second thing and sometimes it still doesnt go. but seems to run ok once started. Its got new plugs/wires new rotor and cap, new fuel filter.
Is there a suggested check list for a newbie 5kqt owner?
87 5kqt 230k
93 740il
71 914
83 bp250
Is there a suggested check list for a newbie 5kqt owner?
87 5kqt 230k
93 740il
71 914
83 bp250
10-06-2004, 07:23 PM
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Some ideas...
It could be a leaky injector relieving fuel pressure when the car is turned off.
It could be a hose around the fuel pump - loose clamp or cracked hose.
My Alfa had a really long crank that continued to get worse. It turned out that a common failure of these cars was a 2" piece of hose on the fuel pump. $.60 to fix and 4 hours of labor. One thing I noticed was with a full tank of gas it didn't crank quit as long.
With all that said, I've heard that injector leaks might be your problem. Do you burn a little oil on start up?
It could be a hose around the fuel pump - loose clamp or cracked hose.
My Alfa had a really long crank that continued to get worse. It turned out that a common failure of these cars was a 2" piece of hose on the fuel pump. $.60 to fix and 4 hours of labor. One thing I noticed was with a full tank of gas it didn't crank quit as long.
With all that said, I've heard that injector leaks might be your problem. Do you burn a little oil on start up?
