OK, so, my car wont turn over when its cold out. It does the "err err err" thing without turning over. The battery is fine, its brand new. All I can do to get it started is pump on the gas. Then it shoots out a puff of smoke on me. When its warmed up, it starts fine, when the weather is warmer, its fine, but being all cold, I got nothing. All I can do is pump the gas to get it going. Once then, it runs fine, nothing Ill at all. So, what could it be? Bad starter? Low OIL pressure, low GAS pressure? Something else? If so, what can I do to fix this, without taking it in to a dealer to get it fixed, cause I dont really feel like paying them for it, unless I have to. The check engine light isnt on, so I dont know whats up. Please tell me what I can do to get this thing to start right. Remember, it wants to start, it just wont turn over. And the oil light kinda blinks at me when I start pumping the gas too if that means anything. And, Im not a car expert, so please leave detailed steps of what I can do please. Thanks for your info and help, I appreciate it big time!!

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If it helps,mines a 95 Auto!

 

ive got excat same problem...
i have to step on a gas to start it, and recently i got remote
starter installed which is worthless in colddays. if any of you
know what the problem is i would appreciate it too. please post...
mines 97 se auto... thanks

Tae

 

My car would stall out when I would start it only when it was cold. I took it to the dealer, they cleaned the carbon out of my engine, and it works fine now.

 

And how much did that cost? LOL...I see the word dealer, I see $$$ with it,,,,,haha, guess thats just my impressions of the dealers.

 

common problem ..... adjust the idle higher, and ur car will be fine =P how?? idle switch.

 

But it idles fine when it gets going. It idles at 1100 cold, 650 warm. But, where is the idle switch at and I can try it at least?!

 

it's behind the throttle cable....hmmm.... if you do a search..u should be able to find it.... if you look at the throttle cable and look behind it...there is a little round thing u can turn it.

 

if ur problem is ur max starting then stalling when cold then u have a proble w/ ur aic valve--if ur problem is just long cranks then it starts then there is a bulletin on that problem--i'm not too familiar w/ that on. it has to do w/ grounds between eng & transmission--good luck--but i know for a fact that an aic vlave w/ fix ur starting & stalling problem