boost69 Donating Members 737 Member For: 19y 6m 8d Posted 26/04/15 10:20 PM Share Posted 26/04/15 10:20 PM Guys,I have noticed my BF has trouble firing up when you start it up in the morning.Yesterday it had to crank for a while, before it finally fired up.After the first start for the day, it starts normally all day after that.The cranking doesn't sound drained, so im assuming the batery has juice, but im not sure where to start in relation to diagnosing the problem.Are hard starts usually a fuel pressure problem...I.e old and fatigued fuel pump?...(which might explain why my car was pinging when it was stock)...Or should I be looking at timing issues, such as skipped teeth etc...Any suggestions are appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never had any say Panda I <3 Floods Silver Donating Members 11,198 Member For: 13y 3m 26d Gender: Male Location: South West QLD Posted 26/04/15 10:26 PM Share Posted 26/04/15 10:26 PM Any noticeable difference if you turn it 'On' and leave it for a bit before actually jumping to starting it? (By a bit I only mean like 5-10 seconds max) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boost69 Donating Members 737 Member For: 19y 6m 8d Posted 26/04/15 10:54 PM Author Share Posted 26/04/15 10:54 PM Hmmm...I can't recall wether I let the pump prime for a couple of seconds before I started it.I will keep note next time I start it in the morning.Also one of the times it was just kicking over and not starting, it actually backfired...(this was before I changed the catalytic converter...not sure if this makes any difference) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norrs Donating Members 448 Member For: 17y 4m 4d Gender: Male Location: Darwin Posted 28/04/15 12:36 PM Share Posted 28/04/15 12:36 PM mine was doing the same and then I installed a check valve on my fuel pump outlet and the problem was fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 2m 4d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 28/04/15 12:40 PM Share Posted 28/04/15 12:40 PM Didn't you just have it tuned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boost69 Donating Members 737 Member For: 19y 6m 8d Posted 28/04/15 09:53 PM Author Share Posted 28/04/15 09:53 PM Yes I did..you think it could be tune related? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 2m 4d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 28/04/15 09:54 PM Share Posted 28/04/15 09:54 PM Yup! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boost69 Donating Members 737 Member For: 19y 6m 8d Posted 28/04/15 10:18 PM Author Share Posted 28/04/15 10:18 PM (edited) The thing is I'm reluctant to take it back to the same tuner, as everyones opinion on here was that he should have solved my pinging problem prior to custom tuning the car.I would have to agree with this, but from what I know, taking it to another tuner means they have to start a new tune from fresh...(which I guess I'm going to have to bight the bullet on this one).I'm just not sure on who take it to in Sydney, though since im going to get another tune I have also purchased those ID1000s injectors, and was also contemplating wether to upgrade the fuel pump at the same time...(unless you guys think its not needed)To be honest I also don't know what seperates an average tuner from a good tuner.I want a tune that provides good part throttle boost response and not just WOT response.We had a BA XR6T previosuly which was making around the 350RWK mark, but unless you gave it a boot full it was quiet lazy down low in every day conditions...(the car delivered its power like an on off switch...it was either all or nothing...which I suppose is good for the strip but not very useful for every day driving) Edited 28/04/15 10:19 PM by boost69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_4.0 Member 1,096 Member For: 13y 10m 7d Posted 28/04/15 11:31 PM Share Posted 28/04/15 11:31 PM your pinging problem will cost you more than a fresh tune if you leave it unchecked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boost69 Donating Members 737 Member For: 19y 6m 8d Posted 28/04/15 11:40 PM Author Share Posted 28/04/15 11:40 PM Yeah I know...that's why I havn't been pushing the car until I get a proper diagnoses, from someone that knows our cars inside out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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