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Old 03-19-23, 03:21 PM
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My 97 in mint shape with 99k miles. It has sat a lot. Drives great.
When turning the key to start. The car take 2 or 3 cranks to start. Run perfect after starting
anyone know why is a slow starter?
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My car is the same way.
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Originally Posted by Ekul61
My 97 in mint shape with 99k miles. It has sat a lot. Drives great.
When turning the key to start. The car take 2 or 3 cranks to start. Run perfect after starting
anyone know why is a slow starter?
thanks
The fuel pressure for your injectors needs to build up after going cold again.

We can confirm this by getting you to warm up your car (properly), stopping the engine, and then starting it again within say 10 seconds.

If it starts immediately after just half a crank, it's almost certainly a fuel pressure issue - but not a major issue by any stretch.

In the past I did have a similar issue and it turns out a cold start injector was leaking slightly overnight.
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