Cold Start

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 4:11 pm

those that have done the swap, does your engine take "a little convincing" to start when cold? or does it just rip right up?

Mine takes a couple of cranks to start. Nothing to long, but it does just start up right away with the turn of the key. Mind you this is only when the car is cold. Once warm she jumps right up. Any ideas on this? is this normal?

Oh... I don't know if this affects it, but I do have a CAI and upgraded exhaust on this as well.

Thanks

2001DodgeNeonSe · Post by **2001DodgeNeonSe** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 8:39 pm

Sometimes in the morning it takes 2 tries for my car to start. I always thought that i didnt hold the key long enough. But the second try always starts right up. Maybe its because where used to the regular ignition swicthes and dont hold it long enough the first time.

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Sun Aug 12, 2007 8:01 pm

Yeah... I was just wondering if this was typical of the SRT engine.

refect · Post by **refect** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:55 am

mine has done it a few times where it took 2 tries to get it started. it only did it every now and then, but then kind of turned into a regular thing. it ended up being my fuel pump/fpr. one of those 2. i put in a walbro 255 highflow and a brand new fpr, and it never did it again after that. im thinking my problem was it had something to do with not being able to build enough fuel pressure to get it started the first try.

2001DodgeNeonSe · Post by **2001DodgeNeonSe** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:41 pm

My swap engine has 4500 original miles and it takes 2 tries in the morning. This morning I pumped my gas pedal twice then turned the key and it started right up. Dont know if pump the gas did anything of if it is a fluke.

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:02 pm

I'll give that a try tomorrow. What the hell right.

KrackstaR · Post by **KrackstaR** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 11:28 am

yeah i have that sometimes aswell not everytime tho, kinda random.

MoxHair · Post by **MoxHair** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:25 pm

Use 0w40 motor oil.

Then before you start the car. turn the key to the on position and let the Pump Prime. Then Start the car.

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 2:59 pm

0w40?

I know you can use different weights, but the engine says 5w30 (which I have in it). How does that make a difference? Oh, and I always wait for the pump to prime.

MoxHair · Post by **MoxHair** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 3:14 pm

After doing alot of reading. 0w40 is what the SRT engineers originally wanted to put in all the SRT-4. Issues with availability at dealerships and costs are the reasons they went with 5w30

When I switched to 0w40 my idle became alot smoother, it was smoother through the rev band and my hard starts all but went away.. I will not switch back to 5w30.

The rest of my issues with HardStarts went away after the S3 install. As soon as I turn my Key the car fires up.

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 4:02 pm

I'll get there when I'm rollin in the $$$, but when my next oil change comes I'll try the 0w40.

c2k · Post by **c2k** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:40 am

it's the gas or your fuel pump is dying.

Last year it was around summer time. It was pretty tough to start the car until fall/winter came. I had no problem starting the car. By then I switched over to a walbro 255lph pump.

this year i have no hard starting issues even with the summer gas.

Post by **Diablo0** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 6:00 pm

It's the summer gas. Every year it seems like a lot of people say the same thing on SRTforums. Mine does it to. I just let the pump prime and that helps a little but yeah, it's done it from day one that I did the swap and a ton of others have said the same thing about theirs.

I'm thinkin about trying the 0W30 though... see if it helps too...

2001DodgeNeonSe · Post by **2001DodgeNeonSe** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:20 pm

"MoxHairR/T" Use 0w40 motor oil.

I just bought a case of Mobil 1 0w40 european car motor oil. And i'm gonna do a oil change this week. Should I use 0w30 or is there no differance. I dont want to put the wrong oil in my car. Thanks

c2k · Post by **c2k** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:30 pm

I use 0w-40 year round.....