Car does something weird when starting up..? insdie
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Car does something weird when starting up..? insdie Why is it that when i start my car up, it almost kinda "lags" for a second and then fires up. I never remember seeing this when i first had the car, when it was brand new. Its got a lil over 36K miles. I mean it starts up and all, but it hesitates to turn over if you know what i mean. Never have had any problems with the alternator, starter, or battery, so what do u think it could be? <img src="images/icons/confused.gif" border="0">
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Re: Car does something weird when starting up..? insdie Your battery could be on its way out. Mine did that for about two weeks until one day it died and left me stranded in a parking lot. Delco batteries are not known for their quality, mine died at 45K miles. Get an Interstate battery when its time to replace it.
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Re: Car does something weird when starting up..? insdie Yea...mine does that too...but I got a cam... <img src="images/icons/tongue.gif" border="0">
Sounds like the battery....
I let my radio play for a little too long and it did the same thing...(I was washing the car) I go to start it up and it lags,lags,lags,lags...so I call up a buddy and he brings over the charger and then the problem is solved...
Sounds like the battery....
I let my radio play for a little too long and it did the same thing...(I was washing the car) I go to start it up and it lags,lags,lags,lags...so I call up a buddy and he brings over the charger and then the problem is solved...
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Re: Car does something weird when starting up..? insdie If it is your battery, I have to agree with Tony on the Interstate batteries. I'm sure there are other good ones out there, but an Interstate has never left me stranded.
Re: Car does something weird when starting up..? insdie This sounds exactly like what mine was doing.
My neighbor is a mech for a local chevy dealer and found several things.
1. Clutch Sensor fried from leak in firewall.
2. Starter was intermittant going out.
3. Battery I replaced was still good <img src="images/icons/frown.gif" border="0"> no matter delco is POS.
4. Manual fan switch I yanked out was good. <img src="images/icons/frown.gif" border="0"> more bucks out the window. (yes yanked, was made when it would not start one morning)
Went to dealer with the laundry list to fix. They questioned me and I let them know that the competetor dealers mech said what was bad and they jumped on it.
Amazingly no more starting lag.
It may be the same, maybe not, but worth mentioning. HTH
My neighbor is a mech for a local chevy dealer and found several things.
1. Clutch Sensor fried from leak in firewall.
2. Starter was intermittant going out.
3. Battery I replaced was still good <img src="images/icons/frown.gif" border="0"> no matter delco is POS.
4. Manual fan switch I yanked out was good. <img src="images/icons/frown.gif" border="0"> more bucks out the window. (yes yanked, was made when it would not start one morning)
Went to dealer with the laundry list to fix. They questioned me and I let them know that the competetor dealers mech said what was bad and they jumped on it.
Amazingly no more starting lag.
It may be the same, maybe not, but worth mentioning. HTH
Re: Car does something weird when starting up..? insdie Sounds like it's starter lag (on the way out) or alternator is low on amps. Take it to a shop that can scan the volts in the battery and alternator.
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Re: Car does something weird when starting up..? insdie cool,
thanks guys, i got a feeling that yeah the battery is bout to take a dump from what im hearing. Better fix it now before my car dies on me when im in the middle of nowhere <img src="images/icons/wink.gif" border="0">
thanks guys, i got a feeling that yeah the battery is bout to take a dump from what im hearing. Better fix it now before my car dies on me when im in the middle of nowhere <img src="images/icons/wink.gif" border="0">
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Re: Car does something weird when starting up..? insdie No offense to those that don't like Delco, but I've had 7 cars through my driveway all with Delco batteries and only one after about 6 years took a crap on me.
Two of those vehicles (the Tahoe and the Camaro) sit for long periods of time in the garage without being started and they are both still on the original Delco battery.
Two of those vehicles (the Tahoe and the Camaro) sit for long periods of time in the garage without being started and they are both still on the original Delco battery.
