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Trouble starting, need suggestions. 850 1997

posted by  bpjalaie on  Fri Jul 2 06:29 CST 2004
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1997 850 GLT Wagon. 70,000 miles on it.

I've looked over some of the other posts, but wanted to give my exact situation and see what you guys think.

The problem is that the car takes a few seconds to start when it's cold. By cold, I mean it's been sitting for more than a couple minutes. Once started, it runs perfectly smooth with no problems idling or dying. If I shut it down and start it again within a few seconds, it starts right away. Occasionally, it will start quickly when cold, but that's rare.

The car turns over fine. I seem to have plenty of cranking power. No warning lights so far.

I have verified that I have spark using an igniton tester. Also, the plugs, rotor, cap, and wires are new in the last 3K miles.

I have also put my finger on the fuel pump relay when starting and I feel it clicking, but that's all the testing I've done on the fuel system.

I was wondering about the fuel pump, but I have no problems once the car is running. Could it be the fuel pump if the car runs perfectly once started?

I saw the posts about all the other sensors (CMP, RPM, etc...) but couldn't relate the info to my symptoms.

Any advice is greatly appreciated.






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