Struggles to start. MY03 STI
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Hi all
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Randomly the car wont start on the key, sometimes takes 20-30 seconds to fire up, and when it does its initially very lumpy / low revs for a second or two before it jumps up to 1400 idle.
Now it doesnt do this all the time, an example would be today..7am started on the button, drove 6 miles to work, parked up, get in car 16.30 to drive home does the above! (Morning start never a problem)
Car is UK STI ppp, fitted the following new parts.... denso maf / front o2 sensor , S5 battery, ngk pfr7b plugs, walbro 255 pump.
Also fully stripped and cleaned iacv / Tb all new gaskets.
Anyone ever had similar problems or any ides?
ps I can to some degree data log with ecu explorer
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my first post here on SN,
Randomly the car wont start on the key, sometimes takes 20-30 seconds to fire up, and when it does its initially very lumpy / low revs for a second or two before it jumps up to 1400 idle.
Now it doesnt do this all the time, an example would be today..7am started on the button, drove 6 miles to work, parked up, get in car 16.30 to drive home does the above! (Morning start never a problem)
Car is UK STI ppp, fitted the following new parts.... denso maf / front o2 sensor , S5 battery, ngk pfr7b plugs, walbro 255 pump.
Also fully stripped and cleaned iacv / Tb all new gaskets.
Anyone ever had similar problems or any ides?
ps I can to some degree data log with ecu explorer
cheers
Dan
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Hi mate
I had those symptoms and after chasing it for a while and changing this and that I ended up having a compression test that showed low on 1 cylinder.
Turned out I had 2 unseated valves and decided to rebuild while it was all apart.
I'm not saying this is your problem but a compression test would rule out a lot of things and also set your mind at rest![Thumb](https://www.scoobynet.com/images/smilies/thumb.gif)
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I had those symptoms and after chasing it for a while and changing this and that I ended up having a compression test that showed low on 1 cylinder.
Turned out I had 2 unseated valves and decided to rebuild while it was all apart.
I'm not saying this is your problem but a compression test would rule out a lot of things and also set your mind at rest
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Hi mate
I had those symptoms and after chasing it for a while and changing this and that I ended up having a compression test that showed low on 1 cylinder.
Turned out I had 2 unseated valves and decided to rebuild while it was all apart.
I'm not saying this is your problem but a compression test would rule out a lot of things and also set your mind at rest![Thumb](https://www.scoobynet.com/images/smilies/thumb.gif)
Siv
I had those symptoms and after chasing it for a while and changing this and that I ended up having a compression test that showed low on 1 cylinder.
Turned out I had 2 unseated valves and decided to rebuild while it was all apart.
I'm not saying this is your problem but a compression test would rule out a lot of things and also set your mind at rest
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Thanks for the reply, i was tempted to buy a compression tester when i bought my new plugs and check while they were out!
Ill see if i can pick one up at the weekend and check them.
Did you have any running issues besides the starting problems?
Dan
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Just ordered a comp tester to put my mind at ease![Lol1](https://www.scoobynet.com/images/smilies/lol1.gif)
Ill get them checked on saturday.
Besides the starting i dont have any other problems, and runs like a champ, all be it the ppp map will soon be coming off!
Any idea of target psi range for sti cylinders?
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Ill get them checked on saturday.
Besides the starting i dont have any other problems, and runs like a champ, all be it the ppp map will soon be coming off!
Any idea of target psi range for sti cylinders?
Dan
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Give the Maf a clean , disconnect the battery pump the brake pedal 30 or so times , after about 30 mins reconnect and see if it helps , it is like an Ecu reset
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Boost would be higher in higher gears as gets a longer time to build boost up , changed the Maf or map sensor ? Maf sensors do not show a fault cel but can cause many different issues
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Aye, changed MAF and MAP sensor (stall/rev drop issues only started around the time the new MAP sensor was popped in). Both appear normal on Romraider logging sessions. Had an issue with slow spool up previously - found a crack in my up-pipe and replaced the actuator to be safe - which seemed to cure it. The car still spools up fine, just doesn't make peak. Coupled with the stalling out and rev drop is worrying me!
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On a side note, along with doing a compression test at the weekend, im also going to swap out the engine coolant temp sensor ( 22630AA161 ), some suggest this could also give a crap start up.......
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So just to clear this thread up a bit....
Did a compression test - fully warmed up engine, cooled for 1 hr as i removed all the airbox, plugs etc - test came back a near identical 140 on all 4 cylinders.
I also replaced engine coolant temp sensor (genuine)
Now in conclusion this seems to have done the trick 95% of the time.
I stll get the odd 'weird' start up and occasional drop of the revs when clutching/coasting, again this only happens within first few min of driving, i should also point out i let the car warm up for 5 min (revs drop to 600-700) before i set off.
Looking to get booked in asap for remap, hopefully the mapper could shed some light.
I just wish it would throw a code!
Did a compression test - fully warmed up engine, cooled for 1 hr as i removed all the airbox, plugs etc - test came back a near identical 140 on all 4 cylinders.
I also replaced engine coolant temp sensor (genuine)
Now in conclusion this seems to have done the trick 95% of the time.
I stll get the odd 'weird' start up and occasional drop of the revs when clutching/coasting, again this only happens within first few min of driving, i should also point out i let the car warm up for 5 min (revs drop to 600-700) before i set off.
Looking to get booked in asap for remap, hopefully the mapper could shed some light.
I just wish it would throw a code!
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