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warm start probs.
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 8:12 am
by leamington 1642
1990 1.8i somtimes when i take it for a good long drive and it gets hot it wont start?, let it cool down & its fine ?????? , starts fine from cold.
Re: warm start probs.
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 12:14 pm
by scirsteve
Have you checked your injectors for leaking?
I have known them to cause difficult hot starting.
Re: warm start probs.
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 5:55 pm
by scirsteve
No prob.
Was a few years ago I did it, but was identical problem having checked the normal stuff,
we pulled the injectors out and found just a slight weeping from each one,
which I think causes the cylinders to be overfueled.
A richer mixture for a cold start is good but when then engine is hot/warm its not so happy!
In this case we changed the injectors and it was perfect afterwards.
If the injectors are ok then there might be a fuel leak elsewhere.
good luck