I have to cranck 4 seconds to start

[Colin Hames]

Replace the injectors.  They leak down after the car sits.

Colin

Konstatntin Bogach wrote:

> Hi all.
>
> It is annoying. If my 200tq 99 MC1 sits about 30min 1 hour I have to
> crank ~4sec. If crank a little without starting or start and shut down
> the engine then it take 1 crank to start the car. Does not matter cold
> or warm engine.  I assume it is in not normal thing for CIS. Or I am
> wrong?
>
> I measured system, control and residual pressures - all in spec(6.5, 1.6
> cold, 3.6 warm, 3.2 after 25 min).
>
> Vacuume leak? I am getting my stock 1.4 bar. Can it be a small leak
> which causes this but small enough to take away 1.4 bar at WOT?
>
> I did not check cold srtart valve cause it happened when engine is warm
> as well. But, it just came to me that it might be two different reasones
> for cold and warm starting: bad cold start valve and jump of system
> prussure after warm engine is shut down, for example. The later possible
> reason is described by Scott Mockry on his site, but he mentioned that
> he saw it on the later models with external system pressure regulator.
> My car has internal one inside the fuel distributor.  Does it make
> sense?
>
> I will appreciate your input.
>
> Konstantin Bogach
> 200tq 89