The fiance's 99 GT is acting up a bit again.
Seems like it takes an extended amount of cranking to get it to fire. On the order of 4 secs or longer. We first noticed the problem when her remote start no longer cranks the car long enough to get it started. Any ideas?? I just did a seafoam treatment over the summer. Could one of the sensors on the TB be causing this kind of problem? For comparison, my 01 GT starts with a flick of the key, and it's got higher miles.
Did you check the obvious? Spark plugs or any corrosion
around the springs. Thats a good place to start.
I've got new springs to put in it, similar to the RKS ones. Just haven't gotten around to putting them in yet. I'm was going to pull plugs at the same time and check them. I think the plugs actually have less than 15k on them though.
also less than a year old.
check the battery sometimes even a year old battery can fail
check for corrosion around the + battery terminal. Mine had a similiar problem but would loose complete power and I found a whole bunch of corrosion around the terminal. If not maybe a possible loose engine ground??
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Fuel, air, spark- it's not getting enough of one of these when you're trying to start it for some reason. Does it smoke at all once it does crank?
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jd didn't search but isn't that always your advice? fuel, air, spark? if not that sorry
but that comment is so insightfull to everyones problem...
I'd check the battery first. then cables, then go from there,
I'll throw the springs in this weekend and check all the ignition stuff while I'm in there. I may also bring it in to do an oil change. So I'll do a start/charge test then as well.
UPDATE: I took her car to work this morning to do an oil change on it. Before I started it this morning, I cycled the ignition twice before I actually went to start it. It fired right up. The techs here say that the fuel pump is more than likely bleeding down and not allowing the fuel pressure to build up as high as it should. Does this sound logical to all of you?
Yes that makes sense. If your not getting enough fuel pressure up to the engine then that can cause an extended crank before it starts. Have them measure the fuel pressure and see if its within spec. Also when was the last time you replaced the fuel filter? A dirty or partially clogged filter will decrease fuel pump pressure.
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I'm usually pretty on top of the fuel filter. I know this one has less than 15k on it.
