200 cold start problems

[Kent McLean]

Geraint Lloyd wrote:
 > the car is now very difficult to start 1st thing in
 > the morning, you
 > have to crank it for 40  seconds before it catches,
 > then it idles badly

The 200s have a check valve in/near the fuel pump.
When it goes bad, it allows gas to drain back into
the tank. Then in the morning, the fuel pump has
to re-fill the line before the car will start.
BUT... 40 seconds is way to long for that. It is
usually around 5 seconds.  And the "idles badly"
indicates another fault.

Have you pulled the diagnostic codes?  See:
http://www.sjmautotechnik.com/trouble_shooting/10vtecu.htm

-- 
Kent McLean
'94 100 S Avant, "Moody"
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" up in smoke