jg 368 48

i think my car starts up a little too slow...which part is at fault?

ill try to type the sound

i twist the key and get

eh eh eh eh eh eh eh vroom! (1.5 seconds maybe?)

most cars are more like

eh eh eh vroom! i was in a car a couple days ago that was eh vroom!

what do i need to do?

tcheung87

Hahahahaha from what it "sounds" like I would just ask if that's depending on if it's cold outside or if the car hasn't been started for a while.

jg 368 48

um it is cold outside right now but it does it in the summer too
i drive it every day
when its warm it does it less but still does it nonetheless
it takes 2x the amount of time most cars im in take

miniround

mine sometimes take a second or two... im in fl. hmmm i dunno. if it takes too long (like if something doesnt feel right in my fingers) then ill rev it after it starts haha.

salimshah

I noticed quicker start when I switched to optima red top.

Salim

Lexmex

Depends, sometimes my RX starts fine and on some mornings it takes the 1.5 seconds.

lexus114

Lex,yours is afraid to start,it doesnt know what its in for ha,ha,(just kidding man) I`m hoping you have a good sense of humer.

tcheung87

If it starts up within a reasonable amount of time then everything should be ok, how's your battery? If it's been 5-6 years since a change just for safety's sake buy a new battery. Also if you're really interested make sure your battery output is on par by testing it.

jg 368 48

ok
what are spark plugs for? does that have anything to do with startup?
what is a grounding system or something like that?

lexus114

What are spark plugs?are you serious?

Lexmex

It might be helpful if you take a video of it while starting up, so I can gauge if this is normal or not.

Probably not spark plugs, but I would guess if is taking a bit longer than normal, could be fuel injectors a bit gummed up.

Raoul

I have a serious front end wobble at speeds over 95 mph.

I'll try to video it but, the shake is so bad I may have to use two hands on the camera.

Lexmex

Suspension arm bushings, shocks and/or engine mounts.