Long cranking when warm

sandlion · 03-02-2017, 05:22 PM

my Carly shows pending codes that haven't thrown CEL. for misfires.

also showed incorrect voltage codes to starter that did not throw CEL

EyePeaEh · 03-03-2017, 07:47 PM

I had this and the starter eventually died on me. This was around 85k miles.

captain slowly · 03-07-2017, 01:02 PM

ok, got it to happen and timed it- 3 seconds. So, a bit longer than normal, but not the 5-6 I imagined.

STR8-6IX · 03-07-2017, 06:33 PM

what fuel are you using? trying running some chevron fuel cleaner through there and see if it helps

captain slowly · 03-08-2017, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by STR8-6IX

what fuel are you using? trying running some chevron fuel cleaner through there and see if it helps

93 usually from Quick Trip. Not sure how I feel about fuel additives, but maybe I'll give it a try. Guess it cant hurt anything other than my wallet.

Dackelone · 03-08-2017, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by captain slowly

93 usually from Quick Trip. Not sure how I feel about fuel additives, but maybe I'll give it a try. Guess it cant hurt anything other than my wallet.

Try a different fuel brand, not a fuel additive. It could be your fuel brand is not quite a "top tier" fuel.

Does your car have Comfort Access ? Mine doesn't and a problem I had a few times was I would insert the key fob and too quickly hit the starter button. The ecu didn't have enough time to read the key fob's chip and the engine would just crank and crank. I only had this problem twice and on the second time I read the ECU, it had a EWS code for the anti theft system. It was then that I realized I was trying to start the car too soon anfter inserting the key fob.

Its kind of like when you remove the key fob and then you CAN start the engine back up, IF you do it fast enough. Just a quirk I guess.

Dack

STR8-6IX · 03-08-2017, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by captain slowly

93 usually from Quick Trip. Not sure how I feel about fuel additives, but maybe I'll give it a try. Guess it cant hurt anything other than my wallet.

your car has low mileage so its a little strange, but since your car sits for long periods of time it makes sense.

honestly, try to avoid anything except for shell 91 v-power. it is as good, if not better then any other 93/94 octane fuel on the market and also contains no ethanol.

fuel cleaner is cheap.. it may very likely fix your problem. if you decide to switch to shell, even that fuel with just a few full throttle pulls to clean out the injectors/ fuel system will likely do it.

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captain slowly I like turtles! 722 Rep 697 Posts Drives: '21 M2C 6MT Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (0)	ok, got it to happen and timed it- 3 seconds. So, a bit longer than normal, but not the 5-6 I imagined.
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STR8-6IX Banned 537 Rep 2,825 Posts Drives: RWD 528i N52 Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	what fuel are you using? trying running some chevron fuel cleaner through there and see if it helps
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