Small yet annoying problem starting my VX

[Sprey]

im sure mine did this a few times.
would crank but slowly start. so cleaned the IAC sensor and the maf sensor and its been good ever since.

[VXorado]

I vote clean the connections on the coil packs with electrical cleaner then hit them with some dielectric grease and then replace the plugs. Also, get some MAF cleaner and clean your MAF and IAT sensor. Even if it doesn't solve the problem, it definitely won't hurt.

im sure mine did this a few times.
would crank but slowly start. so cleaned the IAC sensor and the maf sensor and its been good ever since.

Well I defintely haven't looked at those sensors yet so i'll give them some cleaning and see if that helps my startups

Jon, have you done any electrical work to the VX recently? A little while ago I tried to do Raque Thomas' mod so that when I hit the stock key fob lock release a second time it actually triggers the rear door popper. It didn't quite work, but I realized that I had installed a relay incorrectly and it was constantly drawing power even when the VX was off, thus running the battery down a little bit. It was doing everything that you are describing; taking longer to start than normal, but running fine afterwards. After I realized what was going on and rewired the relay the problem went away.

Maybe you have a short somewhere that is draining the battery.

I actually installed a backup camera at Christmas and this problem started around the same time. I figured I wired the camera wrong, so I disconected the camera for a couple days to check if the starting problem reocurred and unfortunetly it did. Obviously I should check my wiring again if you had the exact same problem.


Thanks guys . Now I have a few new "fixes" to try out, I'll update the forum in a couple days