Milehifastmax

i have a 97 se 5 speed and it cranks but does not start at times. when it happens if i try to start it and cranks and cranks, then i leave it alone for 15 30 min then it will start but it is still hard to start. has anyone had this problem? any feed back is appreated thanks.

nikk1973

try chekin your oil...or have the mechanic chek the pressure..i guess it will start much faster when its hot right?...

MDeezy

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"Oil? who said something about oil bi!tch you cookin??"
-Dave Chappelle

MDeezy

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Well your getting power so its not the battery, its actually cranking so parts are moving and trying to turn over. I feel its either fuel related or Starter related. More than likely it probably the starter.

Take it out and have it tested at a local auto store. The greese is probably drying up and its taking longer to crank. When my starters were going bad it would take a while to crank, sometimes a 5 mins. When it eventually starts up I get a cloud of black smoke.

nissandrvr

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not trying to jack the thread but i have the same problem but now today i tried starting it and it shot i big ball of smoke out my intake after about 2 mins of cranking could mine also be the starter or no......also i took the coil out to check for spark and there was nothing can you check coils for spark just like any other spark plug wire???

jjamzman

I had that problem in my 96. I replaced the ECT sensor and it stopped. The ECT signal acts like a choke when the engine is cold, that is it richens the mixture by increasing the injector pulse duration until warm.

jjam

drudoggab

also head gasket is a possibility, especially if there is smoke coming out when it starts, if the gasket is leaking to where enough antifreeze gets in the cylinders then it can cause sporadic hard starting, also could shut off if it was bad enough. i don't think that starter is prob if it sounds/feels normal.

also there is a hose on the intake that goes to the throttle body if it is cracked it could cause that, but not real likely.