all right, well not badly badly, but once in a blue moon, it'll sound like it's not gonna start up, like it's trying really hard to start up and then it'll start. every other time, it'll start up really quick, like how it's supposed to. anyone ever encounter this? i mean, this car is only about a month old, it's not supposed to do that right?


sorry, can't ever really explain myself really good.

 

like does it crank longer than usual before it fires?

 

yes! that's the word i'm looking for!

yes, it cranks longer than usual to start up, it's not as loud either. and yes, i do push the button all the way in, jus anticipating that question

 

Hot or cold? Cold starts are usually faster than hot starts cause the fuel in the lines sometimes "boils" off. Also cold starts have a different fuel map. FWIW, the car is under warranty, you could take it in and have service look at it. Having said that, I'd guess you'd quickly get frustrated because they will have a hard time duplicating the problem. I always remind myself that I'm driving a car with one of the highest specific outputs in any production car. It is a little "high strung" and it's not a Civic (thank god).

 

haha that's so funny! well now that you mention it, yes i don't think i've ever seen that happen during a cold start. it jus happened when i went to costco, i had come home at about 545, and the car was sitting til about 730.

yup, i doubt they would be able to reproduce the problem, since it's been more than a week that this happened. but i guess, has this happened to you before??

 

Um I guess, it's happend with all my cars at one time or another. This includes my Celica GT, Corolla SR-5, Celica GT-S, MR-2 Supercharged, MR-2 Turbo, Integra GS-R an d the two S2000s. They all start differently from time to time. IMO nothing to worry about.

 

speaking of engine starting badly.....

I stalled my car today in PC while getting on the freeway. this guy in front of me on teh on ramp decided to go then stop. i then sat there for a min trying to get the car to start....talk about a quick panic hehe..
oh well the things that happen when driving a sports car Daily....

 

thanks a lot! i can rest easy now

silvers808, i know how you feel, i encounter people who drive like that a lot. they should make the driving test much harder hehe

 

oh yea that reminds me once i didnt start the car up all the way and the motor kind of rumbled to a stop. and when i tried to start it again the motor took a while to start... thats all...