richdave SLOJAM, Gone but not forgotten Lifetime Members 1,841 Member For: 22y 6m 29d Gender: Male Location: Outer east - Melbourne Posted 20/05/03 12:46 PM Share Posted 20/05/03 12:46 PM Every now and then my car wont start first time. It was quite embarrassing the other day while my work mates were looking on I had to crank the car 3 times before it fired up Anyone else had this? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/3231-the-turbo-wont-start/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Member 335 Member For: 22y 3m 24d Location: Perth, Western Australia Posted 20/05/03 01:43 PM Share Posted 20/05/03 01:43 PM Mine wouldn't start at all tonight :lol: Sorry, no constructive input from me at the moment. Got home, turned on the TV and a *%))$'ing great spark noise occurs and it turns off again. Wonder if I really should fly tomorrow????Lightning.... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/3231-the-turbo-wont-start/#findComment-23743 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aniken I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it Donating Members 4,316 Member For: 22y 4m 20d Gender: Male Location: Sydney, south west Posted 20/05/03 10:48 PM Share Posted 20/05/03 10:48 PM richdave said: Every now and then my car wont start first time. It was quite embarrassing the other day while my work mates were looking on I had to crank the car 3 times before it fired up Anyone else had this? Yep, had it a couple of times now. Seems to happen after not driving the car for a few days. Generally starts second go, but with a rough idle for a few seconds.Also get a weird idle sometimes when stopped at lights or moving very slowly through peak-hour traffic - momentary surge of revs from normal (500) to about 1500, then to just below 500, and then back to normal Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/3231-the-turbo-wont-start/#findComment-23762 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavoWA Proud Team Blueprint member Member 286 Member For: 22y 25d Location: Perth Posted 21/05/03 05:08 AM Share Posted 21/05/03 05:08 AM Quote Yep, had it a couple of times now. Seems to happen after not driving the car for a few days. Generally starts second go, but with a rough idle for a few seconds. I've done it a couple of times, but it seems that if you let go of the key and the motor hasn't quite picked up, then it gives a little "sneeze" and takes another couple of go's to fire. It may then also idle like on 4 cylinders.I turn it off and leave it a few minutes and then it's all sweet again.Maybe the "sneeze" confuses the computer or something? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/3231-the-turbo-wont-start/#findComment-23825 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DadWontLetMeDriveIt Member 10 Member For: 21y 11m 19d Posted 21/05/03 06:47 AM Share Posted 21/05/03 06:47 AM yep had that happen once. car not used for about a week, tried to start it, really stuggled to start, and let out a few clouds of black dust from the back as well... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/3231-the-turbo-wont-start/#findComment-23849 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antisocial Weird Member Member 1,347 Member For: 22y 3m 6d Location: ACT Posted 21/05/03 07:30 AM Share Posted 21/05/03 07:30 AM Me too. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/3231-the-turbo-wont-start/#findComment-23856 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONDOLE Member 70 Member For: 22y 2m 22d Posted 21/05/03 08:00 AM Share Posted 21/05/03 08:00 AM not for me....I feel left out Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/3231-the-turbo-wont-start/#findComment-23860 Share on other sites More sharing options...
saleen Big Gun Donating Members 4,170 Member For: 22y 6m 29d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 21/05/03 09:08 AM Share Posted 21/05/03 09:08 AM Richdave,I remember a while back you had the near stalling problem. Then you had the solenoid upgrade(is that right?). Well, I dont have a starting problem, but sometimes I get that 'near stall' situation(which im having looked at tomorrow. Im just wondering if the solenoid upgrade cause the hard starting problem. Any of you other guys with starting problems had the solenoid upgrade?? Maybe someone can do a poll for this or something. Hope this doesn't sound like dribble, but in my mind, im just putting it all down to that blasted solenoid.Rob Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/3231-the-turbo-wont-start/#findComment-23868 Share on other sites More sharing options...
richdave SLOJAM, Gone but not forgotten Lifetime Members 1,841 Member For: 22y 6m 29d Gender: Male Location: Outer east - Melbourne Posted 21/05/03 12:39 PM Author Share Posted 21/05/03 12:39 PM saleen1 said: Richdave,I remember a while back you had the near stalling problem. Then you had the solenoid upgrade(is that right yeah it had a funny idle/stall problem for a while very early on but not now.....no upgrade to my solenoids that I know of unless they did it at 3000k service and forgot to mention it Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/3231-the-turbo-wont-start/#findComment-23897 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charliewool Member 375 Member For: 22y 3m 17d Location: Melbourne Posted 21/05/03 12:42 PM Share Posted 21/05/03 12:42 PM Happened to me the other morning...( thought the Mrs must have got the security code changed to keep me outta her car!) normally fires as soon as the key is turned... This time 3 goes... cranking, cranking, cranking then "we have ignition" and all fine!.. hasn't done it again (YET).. She alternates between PULP & unleaded.. wonder if that has a bearing? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/3231-the-turbo-wont-start/#findComment-23898 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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