Strong Neutral Newbie September 20, 2009 Share September 20, 2009 Hi Bros, Recently I have experienced as mentioned. I need to start the car twice or hold the key for ~5sec to get the car started when the engine is warm. Engine warm means from park the car and back to car after 1 to 2hrs of shopping. I am driving N.Sunny and my ride is ~3.5yrs old. Anybody can enlighten what wrong with my car ? Thanks ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Try_conti 2nd Gear September 20, 2009 Share September 20, 2009 u mean u need to crank twice and the 2nd crank takes abt 5s b4 engine starts ? when was the last time u changed your battery ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Neutral Newbie September 20, 2009 Author Share September 20, 2009 u mean u need to crank twice and the 2nd crank takes abt 5s b4 engine starts ? when was the last time u changed your battery ? Need to either crank twice or first crank take about 5s before engine starts. My current battery is only 6mths old. No problem for morning start up. 1 crank and less than 2 sec (approx). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karebu 1st Gear September 20, 2009 Share September 20, 2009 funny. same thing happened to me today also. need a long crank to start. battery also around same age, but i changed to denso iridium plugs a month ago though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fcw75 Hypersonic September 20, 2009 Share September 20, 2009 Did you changed spark plugs recently? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Neutral Newbie September 20, 2009 Author Share September 20, 2009 I have highlighted this problem to Tan Chong service centre in my last visit (a month ago). They told me they serviced the throttle. And wanted me to monitor the result. The problem seem like resolve but recently the problem happen again. Seem like have to send the car back to Tan Chong again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Neutral Newbie September 20, 2009 Author Share September 20, 2009 Did you changed spark plugs recently? The last change of Spare Plug was 2 Aug 2008 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfisti168 1st Gear September 20, 2009 Share September 20, 2009 Not very good with mechanicals, but can i ask MCFers whether is the alternator involved here? / maybe the alternator is involved..? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ithunk 1st Gear September 20, 2009 Share September 20, 2009 when u turn yr key to the first position, does yr radio light up? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Neutral Newbie September 20, 2009 Author Share September 20, 2009 when u turn yr key to the first position, does yr radio light up? Didn't take note of this. My impression is Yes. But will confirm tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodCar 4th Gear September 20, 2009 Share September 20, 2009 Different part of a warm engine cooling off at different rate........notice the weather recently is cooler. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeobh 4th Gear September 20, 2009 Share September 20, 2009 (edited) Chance you may have use a much hotter plugs or the plugs may be of the wrong electrical resistance. Check you car handbook and try to use the recomended stock plugs. The other possible problem can be due to faulty ignitors/coils Good luck PS check all spark plug wires for loose connections Edited September 20, 2009 by Yeobh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Neutral Newbie September 20, 2009 Author Share September 20, 2009 Chance you may have use a much hotter plugs or the plugs may be of the wrong electrical resistance. Check you car handbook and try to use the recomended stock plugs. The other possible problem can be due to faulty ignitors/coils Good luck PS check all spark plug wires for loose connections Thank you Bros. My car is service by Tan Chong since day 1. I believe/assume it must be stock plugs. I hope I can gather enough info here before I send the car to Tan Chong (still under Warrenty) again. I will throw them all the input from yours and make sure they look into the matters and solve the problem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Neutral Newbie September 21, 2009 Author Share September 21, 2009 Need to either crank twice or first crank take about 5s before engine starts. My current battery is only 6mths old. No problem for morning start up. 1 crank and less than 2 sec (approx). Hi N.Sunny owners, do you experienced similar problem? Your feedback is appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eko6 2nd Gear September 21, 2009 Share September 21, 2009 Looks like it is due to the age of the car. My car N16 is 4.5 years old. It started to have this problem since a year ago. Let me know if you have the solution. Must bang table at Tan Cheong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodCar 4th Gear September 21, 2009 Share September 21, 2009 Is the rating of the new battery correct? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotz Neutral Newbie September 21, 2009 Share September 21, 2009 If no problem during cold whether then your battery condition is bad. Some battery brand and model very sensitive to temperature above 40 deg C. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Neutral Newbie October 1, 2009 Author Share October 1, 2009 Looks like it is due to the age of the car. My car N16 is 4.5 years old. It started to have this problem since a year ago. Let me know if you have the solution. Must bang table at Tan Cheong. Hi Bro, I have send my car for regular service + reported the problem to them again, on Tuesday. What they did for this round is "computerize re-tune the engine". Then they let the car "cool down for 1hr" (car enginer in warm condition) and re-start the car. They repeatly test the car for 2 times. Result look ok. I am monitoring the problem. So far so gd. FYI ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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