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Old 11-05-2006, 01:42 PM
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apparently my cadi doesn't like cold mornings.......i have a hard time starting it in the mornings.......i have had it in the shop twice for cold start............does anyone have any suggestions?
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Old 11-05-2006, 04:00 PM
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It would help to know the year and engine you are asking about.
 
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Old 11-08-2006, 12:01 PM
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My cadi is a 1997, 29,000 miles, engine 32 V northstar. When it was in the shop, they replaced the fuel pressure regulator. The problem was still there so I took it back. they kept it over night so they could see how hard it was to start the next morning... they then cleaned spark plugs etc. at n/c...however it is still very hard to start on these cold mornings. Is there something else I should be looking at? Or is there something I can get to keep the engine warm?
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Old 11-08-2006, 01:15 PM
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The first thing i would do is monitor the fuel pressure to see if its leaking down overnight.
If that was ok then i would monitor the engine sensors to see if everything was in spec.

Both require special tools and info to be done properly.
 
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Old 11-09-2006, 01:15 PM
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They replaced the fuel pressure regulator because they said it had an internal leak.......so i guess i need to monitor engine sensors...although i have no idea how to do that.
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Old 11-09-2006, 09:19 PM
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just because they replaced the pressure regulator doesn't mean the fuel system is holding pressure.
The pump or an injector could be leaking down overnight.

Monitoring the engines senors requires a scan tool that has "engine data" capabililty.

 
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