Sluggish car

[porteouz]

You know when you turn your ignition on you get a noise like a pump/motor starting up. Well mines has disapered and now my car seems sluggish when starting it, and seems to be gettin worse everytime i go to it. Is that noise the water pump?

[DamienCBR]

Fuel Pump?

[NathanE]

It's the fuel pump priming

[porteouz]

hmmm, So if that isnt kicking in thats why my car is sluggish to start? Or would that stop my car from running

[Paul RN]

I take it you mean the engine is turning over but its not catching? Battery or plugs possibly.

[porteouz]

its like when my car is damp, It wont catch properly, But only lasts a couple of secs. Im more worried that the fuel pump isnt kicking in. I changed the battery and leads about 6 months ago

[Paul RN]

When did it last have a B service or the plugs changed? The gaps in the plugs might causing it, is it taking longer than it did before?

[porteouz]

Its only been the last 3 or 4 days ive noticed it. And over this period it has got worse. Last feb is the last time it was serviced i missed this years. Ill maybe give it a service on my own changing the plugs in the process

[Paul RN]

porteouz said:

Its only been the last 3 or 4 days ive noticed it. And over this period it has got worse. Last feb is the last time it was serviced i missed this years. Ill maybe give it a service on my own changing the plugs in the process

Well the plugs are replaced normally is every 3 years (B and C services). So it really depends when it last had one of those, assuming the plugs are the problem!

[porteouz]

Ok paul thanks for your help. Finish my shift pattern in a couple of days so ill have a good look at it. Fix 1 problem and other arrives. Love It

[rfoster]

Let me get this straight - are you finding when you turn it over it's very slow - and then catches and fires up as usual? If so are you getting any excess vapour coming from the exhaust for the first 30 seconds or so? If this is the case then you may need a new inlet manifold gasket.