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Old Mar 3, 2006 | 06:29 PM
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My car really dont like cold starts, any reasons, or ways to fix this?

took about 40secs of turnning over till it caught this morning.
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Old Mar 3, 2006 | 07:17 PM
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Yea my classic has the same probs over the last couple of day take a bit of cranking before it starts otherwise its fine, anyone any ideas ????
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Old Mar 3, 2006 | 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by T_H_E__c_R_O_W
My car really dont like cold starts, any reasons, or ways to fix this?

took about 40secs of turnning over till it caught this morning.
Add some Pro Boost during cold weather periods and your problems should reduce, it has an addative that helps cold starts.

I have never had a problem.

Rob
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Old Mar 3, 2006 | 07:28 PM
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are either of you using tesco's 99. i have a 93 wrx which was terrible for cold starting, changed back to optimax and everything was back to normal. strange but true.
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Old Mar 3, 2006 | 07:47 PM
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no i always use optimax
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Old Mar 3, 2006 | 08:15 PM
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My bugeye is a right sod also in this weather. Out of interest what ECU are you running?
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