bloodspatteranalyst
07-11-2014, 09:13 AM
I get this problem about 20% of the time. I'll turn the key, it'll crank just fine (no slow crank/battery issues) and then die out for a split second, and then start right up. It's almost like it's hesitating between dying out and starting up. If in the event it does die out, it starts up instantly on the second crank.
I don't think it's a starter issue (it was replaced in the last 2 years). I thought it could be the battery but I'm not experiencing slow crank. One of the fuel injectors was replaced recently. I'm thinking it could be the fuel filter, which has no record of being replaced.
I do smell fuel when I start the car but it's not particularly pungent. I kind of just catch a whiff when I reverse out of my parking spot. Treating my fuel system with the Chevron fuel system cleaner has helped somewhat, but not much.
Any ideas? I could try to record a soundclip if that helps.
I don't think it's a starter issue (it was replaced in the last 2 years). I thought it could be the battery but I'm not experiencing slow crank. One of the fuel injectors was replaced recently. I'm thinking it could be the fuel filter, which has no record of being replaced.
I do smell fuel when I start the car but it's not particularly pungent. I kind of just catch a whiff when I reverse out of my parking spot. Treating my fuel system with the Chevron fuel system cleaner has helped somewhat, but not much.
Any ideas? I could try to record a soundclip if that helps.