What could cause this starting issue?
09-30-2007, 10:36 PM
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What could cause this starting issue? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYdd_eYKzmY
What could cause the car to start like this? Sometimes it starts right up, but most of the time, especially after it has sat for awhile, cold, it is really slow. Warm, it starts fine usually.
I was told the fuel pressure regulator, but want more input.
What could cause the car to start like this? Sometimes it starts right up, but most of the time, especially after it has sat for awhile, cold, it is really slow. Warm, it starts fine usually.
I was told the fuel pressure regulator, but want more input.
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09-30-2007, 11:43 PM
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Fuel pressure regulator. The reason being that the regulator is slowly allowing fuel to bleed back and not holding the pressure in the rails. It will start up fine when its warm is because it hasn't sat long enough for the fuel to bleed back.
10-01-2007, 10:51 AM
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Cool, I have an SLP adjustable regulator to put on it. Just need to score me a FP guage soon. Thanks
I'm thinking it might help some stutters with throttle too.
I'm thinking it might help some stutters with throttle too.
10-03-2007, 09:53 PM
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I have an SLP Adjustable Fuel Pressure Regulator.. but it converts the stock to an adjustable one. It doesn't look like the whole piece. Will this work or will I need the entire unit?
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10-04-2007, 04:24 AM
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Well now that you have the regulator, try it out on stock psi before you go messing around with it. It's possible it is not the regulator you know. There is a list of other things that can go bad to where you will loose residual fuel pressure, which is your problem... just so your not surprised if this doesn't fix it.
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And this is on your v6 right? Plugs and wires are not the problem, but you can replace them for preventive maintenance. It's fuel related. There is a leak somewhere in the fuel system that is causing a loss in residual fuel pressure. It can be a crack in the lines, leaking fuel pump, weak fuel pump, bad check valve, leaking regulator, etc. There are tests you can do to determine the problem that includes a fuel pressure gauge and some pliers to pinch off the fuel lines.
10-04-2007, 03:10 PM
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And this is on your v6 right? Plugs and wires are not the problem, but you can replace them for preventive maintenance. It's fuel related. There is a leak somewhere in the fuel system that is causing a loss in residual fuel pressure. It can be a crack in the lines, leaking fuel pump, weak fuel pump, bad check valve, leaking regulator, etc. There are tests you can do to determine the problem that includes a fuel pressure gauge and some pliers to pinch off the fuel lines.
IIRC the fuel lines looked good at least what was visible underneath the car. I haven't checked them going up to the engine yet near the front.
What good does pinching the lines do?