car starting up longer than usual

[silverbird02]

lately my car has been staring to crank longer then it turns on sometimes i turn the key hold it for a sec or 2 then i let it go then try again and starts right up and sometimes after i drove for a while turn it off i give it a minute and start it up again kinda acts like it chokes cant explain it like its about to turn off but turns on at the last sec. my question is wat can it be? the pump? the starter? a misfire? ignition switch? relay? idk but its driving me crazy :rant::rant::rant::rant: plz help

[pace2006]

Re: car starting up longer than usual

Any strong gas smells, or fumes in the exhaust? Has the fuel pressure regulator ever been replaced?

[silverbird02]

Re: car starting up longer than usual

no i havent replace that and yes earlier today i saaw smoke kinda greyish blue

[pace2006]

Re: car starting up longer than usual

Blue smoke tends to be a sign of oil consumption. Check to see if the exhaust smells of gasoline.

If it does, pull the vacuum line that runs from the fuel pressure regulator to the intake manifold. If there's any fuel in it, the diaphragm in the fpr has gone bad and is leaking fuel into the intake.

[cam98aro]

Re: car starting up longer than usual

i would say idle air is your problem, it is probably hanging on startup, and causing too much of a rich condition, hence the grayish smoke.. the blue is another story, and is oil, which can be caused by a ton of things.. head gasket, bad rings, etc.

[silverbird02]

Re: car starting up longer than usual

it kinda does a lil i was changing my reverse lights and the car was on and i could smell a lil but never paid attention so wat is my next step of action?

[silverbird02]

Re: car starting up longer than usual

how do i get rid of the idle air? ive done the "fuel injector flush cleaner" about 6 months ago i use lucas fuel injector cleaner every other fil up so idk wats going on

[cam98aro]

Re: car starting up longer than usual

how do i get rid of the idle air? ive done the "fuel injector flush cleaner" about 6 months ago i use lucas fuel injector cleaner every other fil up so idk wats going on

it was just a guess, but you are getting too much fuel, so you need to check everything fuel related

the first thing i would do is pull the IAC sensor (idle air) and clean it with some carb and choke cleaner

its located on the throttle body, IIRC there are two sensors on the TB, the TPS and IAC, the tps will be located on the opposite side as the throttle plate, and the iac is a bit further up, it comes off with a few torx bits, and when you take it out, it looks like a little cone with a spring on it

[pace2006]

Re: car starting up longer than usual

it was just a guess, but you are getting too much fuel, so you need to check everything fuel related

the first thing i would do is pull the IAC sensor (idle air) and clean it with some carb and choke cleaner

its located on the throttle body, IIRC there are two sensors on the TB, the TPS and IAC, the tps will be located on the opposite side as the throttle plate, and the iac is a bit further up, it comes off with a few torx bits, and when you take it out, it looks like a little cone with a spring on it

His car is a DBW car and doesn't have an IAC valve.

To the OP, try this first:

If it does, pull the vacuum line that runs from the fuel pressure regulator to the intake manifold. If there's any fuel in it, the diaphragm in the fpr has gone bad and is leaking fuel into the intake.

[silverbird02]

Re: car starting up longer than usual

alright ill check it out tomorrow its dark out but how will i know if its bad is there something that i can look for or just decide to replace

[pace2006]

Re: car starting up longer than usual

If the FPR is bad, you can buy a replacement one from a parts store like Autozone or O'Reily's for $40.

If it's not leaking, try pulling the MAF and cleaning the wire.

[silverbird02]

Re: car starting up longer than usual

ok cool thanks for everybodys help i have something to do on my day off woo woo!:)