Well,
I posted last week or so about a starting problem that i thought was a starter or possibly battery issue but does not seem the case. battery checked at autozone
Recap: If it's above say 60 degrees the car will start fine after sitting all night. If it's cooler it seems to have an extended crank time (2x @ 6seconds) before the engine finally starts. And then from there on in it starts right off the bat the rest of the day. Definately seems temperature plays a factor as saturday it was about
65 here on sat. and the truck had been sitting for a good 12 hours and it started up right away. however the next day 55 degrees and it took a few extra tries before starting. I have- new coil,plugs,wire,rotor,cap, air filter,pcv
- new fuel pump relay
I hear the fuel pump prime when turning the key.Once it starts it runs great no stumbling or bad idle or anything.
? If the oil pump sender/switch is being flaky (i.e. when it's cold it's crapping out then after a couple seconds it kicks in.) will that prevent the car from starting? I know the fuel pump relay pressurizes the system but if it doesn't see a signal from the oil pressure switch, will that keep the car from starting? ? If it was losing fuel pressure wouldn't it start harder reguardless of the temp?
Stumped and looking for suggestions.
Thanks