Re: Long Crank times

["Newman,Lawrence C." <lcn@mitre.org>]

I have the same problem on my '89 200.  The most consistent advice that
I've gotten is to renew the injectors.  I tested the injectors for
leaking and found one that leaked and replaced it.  The car started well
for 1 day!  The second day, it began the long crank and after that, it
returned to the normal 5 second crank time.  I don't understand that
reaction but I'm contemplating changing all the injectors.  It's not a
bad job.  I've had them out before to renew the seals.

Larry

"Chi L. Wong" wrote:

> Is 5-6 seconds of cranking considered a long crank
> time?  (When I first bought my car it started within 3
> seconds of cranking.)
>
> Someone (Brett Dikeman?) suggested I clean out the
> michellin man hose (I suppose thats the hose that comes
> out of the intercooler towards the throttle body?)
> here's what I found:  could only remove the side
> closest to the intercooler, soaked up enough oil to
> soak half a piece of paper towel.  It smelled like
> gasoline but had no metal shards in it.
>
> Not sure if this is related but the car feels slightly
> less powerful now, not sure if I'm just getting used to
> the power, the warmer weather or if I've got a real
> problem (do I need a benchmark?)
>
> Added 1 large bottle of Techron tonite to see if it
> will help my cranking problem.
>
> Other things I'm considering for further inspection:
> injectors, O2 sensor, fuel check valves.
>
> Chi
> 200 20v
>
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