Starting problems
Discussion
I know there is a recent thread on this, but my problems seem to be a little different so I thought I would post another one.
I have had a couple of problems starting the car on cold frosty mornings. Typically the engine turns over fine and starts to fire, you get that rather lumpy firing you get when all the cylinders don't immediately fire, however even with a bit of gas it doesn't get to the stage where it fires regularly and the engine will turn itself over.
On a couple of occasions the car has started fine, stalled, and then exhibited the above behaviour.
Of course, repeated attempts to start then seem to result in draining the battery and/or flooding the engine. I had the battery on charge last night, and I will search out any likely electrical bits under the bonnet and spray them with WD40, but is there anything else I should be looking out for? Or is this possibly symptoms of a more long-term problem that is made worse by cold weather?
I have had a couple of problems starting the car on cold frosty mornings. Typically the engine turns over fine and starts to fire, you get that rather lumpy firing you get when all the cylinders don't immediately fire, however even with a bit of gas it doesn't get to the stage where it fires regularly and the engine will turn itself over.
On a couple of occasions the car has started fine, stalled, and then exhibited the above behaviour.
Of course, repeated attempts to start then seem to result in draining the battery and/or flooding the engine. I had the battery on charge last night, and I will search out any likely electrical bits under the bonnet and spray them with WD40, but is there anything else I should be looking out for? Or is this possibly symptoms of a more long-term problem that is made worse by cold weather?
Tks penno, I don't usually do my own car maintenance but I presume that changing the HT leads is probably something I can have a go at myself. Is there any particular type I should get or just "standard" parts?
I also think I need a new battery. My charger is the sort where the more lights are lit, the less juice you have. I recharged the battery on Friday night (not a good idea as I couldn't see a bl**dy thing in the footwell) and it went from three-and-a-half lights down to one, I have connected it up today and it was back up to at least two and a half. So although it is taking a charge it seems to be discharging quite quickly - I haven't used it since then.
Someone on another thread recommended a Red Top, does anyone out there have battery recommendations and where you can get them from?
I also think I need a new battery. My charger is the sort where the more lights are lit, the less juice you have. I recharged the battery on Friday night (not a good idea as I couldn't see a bl**dy thing in the footwell) and it went from three-and-a-half lights down to one, I have connected it up today and it was back up to at least two and a half. So although it is taking a charge it seems to be discharging quite quickly - I haven't used it since then.
Someone on another thread recommended a Red Top, does anyone out there have battery recommendations and where you can get them from?
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