damn car is still hard to strart

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

i have changed loads of thing to try and solve this problem and its still with me, the car really struggles to start from cold, i have to put my foot right down on the throttle when im turning it over, and when it does start its on the verg of stalling it idles very very low for about a min and then goes up to normal idle, i have run out of ideas on this one.

changed

CTS
MAP
ICV
AIR TEMP SENSOR
LEADS
DIZZY CAP
ROTOR ARM
PLUGS

ALSO I HAVE CHEKED FOR A GOOD EARTH.

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

crank sensor, try cleaning it first,

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

oh sorry i didnt list that one, cleaned it and changed it Crying or Very sad

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

hmm ok, im out of ideas

Site Subscriber Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Posts: 1575

try the wiring to the lambda sensor

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

david3533 wrote:

try the wiring to the lambda sensor

Thought that only kicked in when the engine was warm?

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

yes but if its shorting out it can cause problems

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

hi sorry for slow reply, iv had a bad case of food poisoning from tescos, im slowly on the mend now, il have a look at the eiring in a few days when the room stops spinning Confused

cheers

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

i seem to have this same problem lately with the 1.8 SPI ,it takes a few attempts to start the car from cold

i had a new lambda sensor fitted about 8 months ago but i have a leak from the mid box in the exhaust if that makes any difference Rolling Eyes