I have a 99 Lantra 1.6 which very occassionally won't start from cold; just goes on cranking eventually flooding the engine with petrol. The only solution is to leave it for about half an hour or even until the next day and try again. I would say its only 1 in a hundred times but can be very inconvenient if its an important journey ! I met someone else recently who has the exact same problem on his Lantra 1.6 so it must be some common ailment. I also notice that often when starting, the engine does not catch until the point where I release the key from the starting position and it then starts from its own momentum; like its not getting enough electricity to fire with the engine turning over under the starter motor. Compare this with my sister's Rover metro which fires up at the slightest touch of the starter. I have run an extra earth cable from the battery straight to the cylinder head which seemed to help but I have still had the problem since then. Once started it runs fine and has not been a problem when starting from hot. Is there any particular relay or connections that I should clean to help get more juice to the coil or any other reason for this problem?
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15 years ago