Hard starts when warm?
10-19-2004, 02:42 PM
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Hard starts when warm?
Twice now, in the 5 months I've owned the car, it's taken as long as 6-7 seconds to start. Every other time it fires right up, no problems at all. 6-7 seconds is an eternity when you're waiting for it to fire up.
Once it did start, it was fine... no coughing or rough idle or fuel smells. It simply took awhile before deciding to fire up. It didn't sputter during the starting process at all either - it just took 6-7 seconds before it got spark.
The car was definately warm for both hard starts (driving for 30-60 minutes). First time was 90 degrees out, second time was around 60. I did nothing unusual, and waited the usual few seconds after turning the key part way before actually starting it.
I see a few threads regarding this, mostly from long ago when people were still waiting for the M flash... or suspected a weak battery, etc.
I also believe the manual mentions it might take longer than usual at times.
I'm just curious if it's still happening to people occasionally? Nothing to worry about?
Once it did start, it was fine... no coughing or rough idle or fuel smells. It simply took awhile before deciding to fire up. It didn't sputter during the starting process at all either - it just took 6-7 seconds before it got spark.
The car was definately warm for both hard starts (driving for 30-60 minutes). First time was 90 degrees out, second time was around 60. I did nothing unusual, and waited the usual few seconds after turning the key part way before actually starting it.
I see a few threads regarding this, mostly from long ago when people were still waiting for the M flash... or suspected a weak battery, etc.
I also believe the manual mentions it might take longer than usual at times.
I'm just curious if it's still happening to people occasionally? Nothing to worry about?
10-19-2004, 03:00 PM
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10 seconds sounds like a long time. The manual actually says that? That's strange in my opinion. In many cars a hard start time after warm up may indicate a faulty starter. Does the starter crank and crank and no change in starter speed or noise? Is this in a hot climate since today most of us have cooler temps. not sure since we are dealing with a rotary engine.
10-19-2004, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Tayninh
10 seconds sounds like a long time. The manual actually says that? That's strange in my opinion. In many cars a hard start time after warm up may indicate a faulty starter. Does the starter crank and crank and no change in starter speed or noise? Is this in a hot climate since today most of us have cooler temps. not sure since we are dealing with a rotary engine.
yeah it does...please tell me you've read it.
10-19-2004, 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by therm8
Happens to me occasionally as well, usually after a little aggressive driving
Second time was last saturday, coincidentally right after leaving a local RX-8 meet... left and drove for 30 minutes, shopped for 15 mins... and it took forever to fire when we went to leave.
Starter sounds fine. It's more like the computer just gets stubborn and decides to not supply spark for a delayed time.
But OK, thanks, I was hoping to hear a bunch of ME TOO!s for peace of mind
10-19-2004, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by HeelnToe
But OK, thanks, I was hoping to hear a bunch of ME TOO!s for peace of mind
10-19-2004, 03:36 PM
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