chadz34 Posted April 24, 2006 Report Posted April 24, 2006 The fucking Lumina likes to hesistate to start like a piece of shit, what would cause this, it has new coil pack, new wires and new and new plugs. It also has a new fuel filter. It only does this occasionally. But it pisses me off, it takes 2 or 3 tries to start it. Not normal, my 92' never gave me any of this bullshit. Quote
GutlessSupreme Posted April 24, 2006 Report Posted April 24, 2006 try running some seafoam through - be prepared to change the oil and plugs afterwards though. get some lucas fuel treatment too to clean up the injectors. I don't know whats on there as far as sensors go but could MAF be a posibility? Quote
firefighter_0029 Posted April 24, 2006 Report Posted April 24, 2006 I'm thinking TPS too but when the monte I had started doing it the cam sensor needed replaced soon after and never had a problem after that. You can tell if it's the TPS by putting the throttle down just a little and seeing idf it starts any better. Quote
geenick Posted April 25, 2006 Report Posted April 25, 2006 I've had cars that did the exact same thing. Every time it was the fuel pressure regulator... I live in Minneapolis where we use a high percentage of ethanol in our gas and it's notorious for causing bad fuel pressure regulators. I've never had a TPS cause a starting problem, just after it was started it would run like hell. Quote
chadz34 Posted April 25, 2006 Author Report Posted April 25, 2006 try running some seafoam through - be prepared to change the oil and plugs afterwards though. get some lucas fuel treatment too to clean up the injectors. I don't know whats on there as far as sensors go but could MAF be a posibility? How is that used and where can I find it. Would the cam sensor be able to turn on the SES light, mine is not on. Quote
fastbird232 Posted April 25, 2006 Report Posted April 25, 2006 Get it at about any parts store or Wal-Mart. Pour some in your gas tank, some in your crankcase, and stick a vacuum line into the can and suck up the rest (you'll have to work the throttle to keep the engine from stalling). If you see a huge cloud of white smoke come out your exhaust, that's normal. Let the engine run for a while then shut it off and change your oil. Quote
GP1138 Posted April 25, 2006 Report Posted April 25, 2006 You can use the brake booster vacuum line to do the Seafoam. I always use it, I just stick a plastic funnel into the line and pour the Seafoam into it. When you're just about out, just pour the rest of the bottle in and let the engine stall out and let it sit like that for around 15 minutes. After that, DRIVE AROUND and gun your engine a lot. This will help burn up what the Seafoam is removing from your engine, and it's fun to drive around like Batman, blowing smoke in everyone's face. Quote
sl3196 Posted April 25, 2006 Report Posted April 25, 2006 Run the entire can through the vacuum line! Quote
GP1138 Posted April 25, 2006 Report Posted April 25, 2006 Well, if you wanted to be rid of the problem, look up the directions to my apartment, and leave the car in the apartment complex and slip the key under the door of apartment seven. You'll be right as rain, there! Quote
Calvin Posted April 26, 2006 Report Posted April 26, 2006 I agree with the FPR suggestion. When I had a bad one it would bleed down when the car sat. Then when I went to start the car it took three attempts to get the fuel pressure up since the fuel line would have bled out back to the tank and the ECM would only pulse the fuel pump for a moment, not enough time to refill and pressurize the line. Crank stop crank stop, crank and it would fire up. Kurt Quote
AWeb80 Posted April 29, 2006 Report Posted April 29, 2006 I agree with the FPR suggestion. When I had a bad one it would bleed down when the car sat. Then when I went to start the car it took three attempts to get the fuel pressure up since the fuel line would have bled out back to the tank and the ECM would only pulse the fuel pump for a moment, not enough time to refill and pressurize the line. Crank stop crank stop, crank and it would fire up. Kurt you could've just turned the key on, off, on, off, on, off to pulse the fuel......instead of starting it Quote
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