i've posted this problem ALOT, but never found out what the problem was..
for about a yr now, my car doesnt want to start when its been sitting overnight, or for a few hrs, it will take 2 tries to start. or if i go on off on off on off with they key, then it will start, the battery in my car does not look like it belongs, it looks like a small battery etc, do you think that the battery might be the cause of it or probably not?

any help is apprecated
thanks

 

Sometimes my '99 will get "stubborn" & turn over, but not light.

I'll back off, and try again - it will usually fire right up.


In the old days, I would have said that the carb was flooded - dunno if it is possible for a EFI system to do that.

?


Britt

 

Buy a new battery. If it fixes it keep it, if it doesn't, return it.

 

Is it cranking slow or clicking...these are battery or dirty battery connection issues. If it's cranking normally but just no starting, it's likely a fuel pressure issue (check with a fuel pressure gauge).

 

Ignition switch failure is not uncommon in our cars. It could be the switch is not making good contact, and flipping it on and off a few times is enough to make it work for awhile.

 

sounds to me like your fuel pump is starting to go out. But then again if you have the wrong battery in your car that could cause it to not start also. I say just replace the battery if you are in doubt as to wether or not its the correct battery and go on from there.

 

well its been doing this for a a yr+, so i was kind of thinking it was not the fuel pump bc if it was, it would have been out by now, do you agree or no?

 

as it been getting worse and worse over the past year or did it just all of a sudden start doing it? I had the same problem that you are describing. Fuel pump was taking a **** on me took forever for it to build up enought pressure for the engine to run properly. Yes it could be other things but I would start with stuff that is more comming than immediatly diving in and saying its your ignition switch or something more complex to diagnose and repair. Do a fuel pressure test and see what that gets you.