Hello forum I'm really having a major issue with starting my car right. Here's the deal, my car sometimes takes two cranks of turning the key to actually start it up. So this only happens when it's really cold or at night. I first thought it was the starter So I bought a new one 2 months ago. It didn't help much so last week I bought a brand new battery, and it helped out for a week and now it only does it sometimes. This means the battery did help a little but there is something else
Any suggestions???? Maybe spark plugs? Idk what else to think of but I know it can't be a major issue

 

ttt anyone have this problem?

 

Whens it cranking does it crank once and then when its just beginning the second crank like stop for a second and then start up?

 

No it cranks normally like its going to turn on..but it doesn't
And the second time It ALWAYS turns on.

 

Is your car modified anyway??

Well before my evo would be hard starting the odd time, so I said i would check the EGR valve.......... and it was full of dirt so I cleaned it out and blew it out with the air compressor and it seems to be starting better since, maybe something you should consider doing, no harm in cleaning it anyway on account of the dust and dirt.

 

Where would this valve be located? It seems like it wants to start. I made a quick video idk it might help seeing it


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLDxB...feature=colike

 

no mods

 

Thanks for vid, helps

The EGR valve is the bell sort thing on the right on the engine looking in at it, its right beside the spark plug cover. It has a pipe coming from the back of it going to the exhaust manifold in the front of the engine. Its only held in with a few bolts.

Hows it driving? Through boost is it pulling well, any loss in compression?

When did you change the spark plugs last?

When you put in the new starter, was it brand new?

 

Oh I see I'll check it out if I find it thanks
No at the moment it's bad I feel Like I got a boost leak ima check on sat.
Brand new starter and brand new battery two months ago

 

And I haven't changed the spark plugs at all. I had the car for 5month now and haven't changed them and who knows how long the past owner has changed them.
Can this problem occur with a spark plug problem?

 

No bother, as I said its good to clean out the EGR valve anyway.

Well I think thats where your problem is, a vacuum leak sonewhere. Even when i was looking at the video I thought there was little compression, so get that checked out first. Well if the plugs were very bad could cause it, but I doubt it since there isnt good pull when driving through boost.

Its simple enough to check if your plugs are bad anyway. You would have a fair idea of when the car was serviced if you take the plugs out and look at them as well as checking the distance.

 

Yeah that's true
Well on Saturday I'm going to do a boost leak and I'll change the spark plugs and air filter(might as well)
Thanks for everything hopefully it does something. If not back to the drawing board haha

 

No bother, glad to help, reply back and let me know how it went.

 

hello i finally changed the the spark plugs took me a while because i hadd to order ngk's and i cleaned the erg valve good because i got a cel code and it came up egr. i cleaned it and it came off and hasnt came on ever since

Any other ideas of why it doesnt start well in the cold? the cleaning and spark plugs helped because it sometimes starts good on cold starts, but last night it did not start=( it has to be something small because it rarely happens but its annoying lol

 

Hows it driving now? Did you do a boost leak check?