SUBIEBOARDER Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 1999 legacy obw. 194k, auto. I have owned this car about a year, and I have not had to change stuff much. The big copper cable were corroded, and I have flushed all the fluids. Two days ago, I drove the car about forty miles on the highway, then turned it off for a few hours parked in the sun. When I came back to it, it took around five seconds to start up, a little long. Then I drove home, got out, then got right back in, it started right up. Then after that trip I parked it on the street in the sun for a whole day. This morning i cranked for 10-15 seconds before it caught. It has been hot here in Denver, but I wouldn't call it unseasonal. What should I look at first. It is parked in the shade while I run to work for a few hours, so we will see if that makes a dif. Thanks everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 possibly losing pressure in the fuel rails. leaky injector or problem with the fuel pump or ???? nect time you 'feel' like it would take a long time to start - do this; cycle the key from OFF to ON (NOT Start), then wait 5 seconds, the OFF-ON, wait, then OFF-ON, wait. maybe one or 2 more times for insurance, then Start. each time you cycle to ON, the fuel pump runs for a coupla seconds (you may be able to hear it - it's under the right side of the rear seat). So, doing the ON-WAIT routine should pressure-up the fuel rails. If it starts, you know what system is causing the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY_Dave Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 2 things to try- 1) crank with gas floored- better = leaky injector or fuel regulator 2) turn key to run, wait a sec, turn off, repeat 3 times then try to start it- better = low fuel pressure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirtokesalot Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 my 95 legacy l wagon does the same exact thing after sitting will crank around 10 seconds before it starts catching but wont just spring to life it requires the key to be held down for the extra few seconds before it fires. runs great once running and wont do it again unless its not driven for more than a day. if i start it every day it fires right up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBIEBOARDER Posted August 11, 2015 Author Share Posted August 11, 2015 (edited) I have left this case sir for a month or more with no problem, and now it does it after a few hours. I have been at work for 9 hours now, so I will try the fixes mentioned when I get back to it Edit for autocorrect Edited August 11, 2015 by SUBIEBOARDER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBIEBOARDER Posted August 11, 2015 Author Share Posted August 11, 2015 Actually, which fix should I try first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBIEBOARDER Posted August 12, 2015 Author Share Posted August 12, 2015 It just cranked in less than two seconds, thanks for your help, I'll post again if it does it again and what fixes it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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