Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2002 10:29:20 +0800 From: "meme meme" <splitscreen69nopsamsnet.com.au> Subject: Re: long cranking time on 2000 9-5 aero
Have you had the Trionic updated as this is one of the signs of a faulty one. "Four Weis" <mweinopsamcom> wrote in message news:3D38A7D1.929D29FAnopsamcom... > Assuming this car is still under warranty, I would take it to the dealer > and get it checked out. If the warranty has expired, I would check the > fuel system for a slight leak. A fuel injection system requires a > pressurized fuel system. If you have a slight pressure leak, you will > need to crank the engine a little longer to build up the pressure in the > fuel line by running the fuel pump. Once the car is running, the > pressure is at the proper level. You can shut the engine off and re-start > it without any problems since the pressure has not dropped below the > critical point. Of course it may not be this at all and it may turn out > to be an electrical issue, but this is a start. > > MGDIII wrote: > > > About half the time I start my car in the morning, it seems to turn > > over for a few seconds before starting, and the rest of the time, its > > starts right up. Sometimes it does this during the day also. Any > > ideas? My only thought is that I may have drived it harder the night > > before the starting problems, but usually the last two minutes are > > always gentle in my neighborhood. >