On my 99 Civic EX I notice that whenever i have about 30% or less tank of gas, my car would take a little longer to start. Is this normal? It only happens when I'm low on gas and usually on cold weather outside. Should I get my spark plugs checked? I'll appreciate any input.
if you have a alarm that disables the fuel pump the lines will drain and it takes a extra min to refil and start the car, if you turn to the "run" spot onthe car, then off then on a few times before you start it it works fine
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Yea, this happens with Hondas a lot... Just let the fuel pump prime the lines before starting and/or even do it more than once before starting. This always helped me and now that my car is somewhat "built" its even harder to start so sometimes I even have to have the ignition cut and crank it over a few times before starting so that it gets some extra juice in the cyl's to help it fire up.
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yea its normal, especially on hills, like at school my parking lot is a giant hill, when im low on gas and parking with the front facing up hill its a bitch to start. Occasionally if Im really low ill start it and itll die real quick and i gotta start it again
quote:Originally posted by Napalm: there's another way to "fix" it. turn the key to the accessory power thing (but dont start it). give it a second then start it from there.
That's what I do.
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#18602 - 12/26/0103:40 PMRe: Normal or no? Car takes longer to start on low tank of gas
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Happens to me all the time. Sometimes even when I have a full tank.
My old instincts from driving a carburated truck kick in and I floor the gas, resulting in waking up everyone in the neighborhood when it finally fires up.
Happened on every honda I owned (00 ex and 81, 94 and 95 accords). Usually happens once the needle is in the last quarter of the tank, but the delay is usually under 1 second so I never thought of it as a problem.
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