Car Takes Longer Time To Start - Why?
Car Takes Longer Time To Start - Why?
When I turn my keys, usually takes about 1 second to get the car started, but now it sometimes takes a good 2 seconds for it to start.
Kind of a bad explanation, usually it'll turn on after the 3rd "jujuju" sound but now it takes over 6~7 times.
Is this normal? It's been about 2 years of owning the car.
Kind of a bad explanation, usually it'll turn on after the 3rd "jujuju" sound but now it takes over 6~7 times.
Is this normal? It's been about 2 years of owning the car.
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Originally Posted by _Viper_
Do you put the key in the ignition before starting it??????
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Most likely the battery or because its friggin cold.
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Originally Posted by _Viper_
Do you put the key in the ignition before starting it??????
but yeah.. could be yer battery (auto zone will check it for free) or it could be the sparkplugs... speaking of which i need to change mine sometime soon
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Originally Posted by 2K1Civic17"Gabe
spark plugs been changed? That would do it. Every 30,000 you should have them changed. You get better gas mileage afterwards as well.
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Rep Power: 811 Okay you guys it's not normal to take longer than 3 cranks to start. 9/10 times mine starts after 3 cranks whether it's 100F or -10F.
1. Make sure you turn the car to the ON position for a few seconds to let fuel pressure build before turning to the cranking position.
2. get a new battery, optima yellow is good, group 51
3. get new plugs. I had to replace mine at 18k miles. They were all carbon fouled. Got ngk iridium and it's been great so far. Less voltage needed = better starts.
4. Finally you can upgrade stock ground wires with 4 gauge thicker cable, but not really necessary.
1. Make sure you turn the car to the ON position for a few seconds to let fuel pressure build before turning to the cranking position.
2. get a new battery, optima yellow is good, group 51
3. get new plugs. I had to replace mine at 18k miles. They were all carbon fouled. Got ngk iridium and it's been great so far. Less voltage needed = better starts.
4. Finally you can upgrade stock ground wires with 4 gauge thicker cable, but not really necessary.
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Originally Posted by starstryke
batteries perform better in cold climates..
Originally Posted by 2K1Civic17"Gabe
spark plugs been changed? That would do it. Every 30,000 you should have them changed. You get better gas mileage afterwards as well.
no no no no no. plugs should never NEED changing until 100,000 miles at least.
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Rep Power: 811 right..... anyway, yes in winter a GOOD battery works better. Usually during summer I find my voltage gauge reading low and everything getting less juice.
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Rep Power: 299 ok, so i was sitting in my car today with the ignition in the on position but engine off...i ate my lunch while listening to some tunes.
when i was done, i tried to start the engine but it wouldn't start. all it did was crank. i waited two seconds then cranked again. this time i held it for about 5 seconds and the engine started.
similar thing happed to me a couple days ago. same situation. i was sitting in the car and chatting with a friend while also listening to some tunes(key in on position).
the car only has 19,000km on it but it's 2.5years old and it has been driven pretty much every day. since the key was always in the ignition for quite a long time, i'm sure the fuel pressure must have been good and the immobilizer should have recognized the key already. the same no start situations happened to the car when it was brand new but rarely occured. i wonder what's causing our civics to occasionally not start?
when i was done, i tried to start the engine but it wouldn't start. all it did was crank. i waited two seconds then cranked again. this time i held it for about 5 seconds and the engine started.
similar thing happed to me a couple days ago. same situation. i was sitting in the car and chatting with a friend while also listening to some tunes(key in on position).
the car only has 19,000km on it but it's 2.5years old and it has been driven pretty much every day. since the key was always in the ignition for quite a long time, i'm sure the fuel pressure must have been good and the immobilizer should have recognized the key already. the same no start situations happened to the car when it was brand new but rarely occured. i wonder what's causing our civics to occasionally not start?
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Boy, I'm glad I found this thread. I've recently taken over driving my wife's 2002 Civic LX now that we bought her a new car. It has just shy of 136K miles on it and was just recently in for a regular service.
Three times today (and it just started today) it's started taking more than about a second to crank over before starting. Just long enough to make me say "Wait a sec, something's not right here." But this thread has given me some good things to look for and experiment with to sort out the issue.
Three times today (and it just started today) it's started taking more than about a second to crank over before starting. Just long enough to make me say "Wait a sec, something's not right here." But this thread has given me some good things to look for and experiment with to sort out the issue.
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