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Old Feb 24, 2006 | 04:27 PM
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Cold temp outside = engine turning over for a minute. Fixable?

It's been really cold here at night, cold like the rain drops freeze on the car and I have to tug on the car door to get it opened in the mourning. Now I have an remote start, but I have been noticing it won't turn over enough to get the engine to kick in. I have to go outside and turn it over and over for a little bit for it to kick in. Now, I know it only does when it's really really cold, but there is there anything I can do to help it start easier in the mourning without having to go out to the car and turn over the engine to get it to start?
Old Feb 24, 2006 | 04:53 PM
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Iacv dirty....throttle body dirty...
Old Feb 24, 2006 | 08:18 PM
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battery? how old is it....
Old Feb 25, 2006 | 12:05 AM
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Naw, I think my friend and I cleaned it out not too long ago.

Optima Red top battery about a year old so it's fine
Old Feb 25, 2006 | 05:31 AM
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Has it been awhile since a tune-up? How are your plugs, cap, rotor?

It was really really cold last weekend. Was it worse then?
Old Feb 25, 2006 | 05:37 PM
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check your fuel pressure,it may be losing pressure once the car sits overnight
Old Feb 25, 2006 | 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by internetautomar
check your fuel pressure,it may be losing pressure once the car sits overnight
how do you do that?
Old Feb 26, 2006 | 05:22 AM
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get a fuel pressure gauge and hook it inline overnight. check the pressure in the morn.
Old Feb 26, 2006 | 07:43 AM
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what weight oil do you have in?
Old Feb 26, 2006 | 06:03 PM
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I have the same automatic start problems. Whats the right way to clean the iacv with out harming anything?
Old Feb 26, 2006 | 07:00 PM
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maybe your fuel pump is going out on you???? since it dont start up right away, it might take a while to get up to pressure.. if so i do have a VG fuel pump for sale.. but check that first
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