Hard Starting
#1
Hard Starting
Hey, for a couple weeks now my 98 SS has had a hard time starting. Its starts fine when i warm it up in the morning before work, but after i drive it for a bit and turn it off, it takes forever to start. It will crank about 5 to 10 seconds and then will barely fire up. ive charged the batterey up but it is like 5 years old but it doesnt seem like its a low batterey. If i turn the ignition on though, the volt gauge on the dash is really low, but after it fires its past 13 volts. What the hell...
#5
Well i got a new optima red top and problem is not fixed. i took the car to a friends shop and hooked a fuel pressure gauge to it and got less than 10 lbs of pressure with the ignition on and car off. with car on about 58lbs of pressure. i just had the fuel pump replaced about 6-7 months ago so i hope its not the pump. could a fuel pump relay or the fuel pressure regulator cause it to have low fuel pressure with the ignition on? it still starts fine in the morning when its cold but after driving around it cranks awhile efore eventually fires up.