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Hey guys,

This really isnt that bad a problem but it's doing it more and more often these days... no matter if the car is warm or cold... Ill turn the key and she'll kick over and instead of starting shooting nicely up to 1000rpm, she trickles in... hard to explain, its like theres no bounce to it. Once it passes that, she idles and drives fine.

The power FC is currently tuned to v-power racing, the 100octane ethanol stuff... Ive heard that this is more viscous than say BP ultimate and something (lines, injectors?) is getting clogged. Could this be the problem?

Thanks in advance

Andrew

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fuel filter? Its starving for fuel till it gets going, I'd say water in the filter.

well to be honest it only started after the alarm was installed - and he MOVED my fuel filter. I'll swap it and see whats happens. Thanks heaps

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well to be honest it only started after the alarm was installed - and he MOVED my fuel filter. I'll swap it and see whats happens. Thanks heaps

More of the picture------its going to be filter OR alarm related. Filter is easier to check for now.

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I read somwhere, that common cause of starting problems is due to the engine being cold. Metal expands when its cold and this causes the compression in pistons to have leaks hence the poor idling?

Seeing as R32 is an old engine, it would be worn and be more prone to leaking etc etc.

Not sure how valid this theory is haha.

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I read somwhere, that common cause of starting problems is due to the engine being cold. Metal expands when its cold and this causes the compression in pistons to have leaks hence the poor idling?

Seeing as R32 is an old engine, it would be worn and be more prone to leaking etc etc.

Not sure how valid this theory is haha.

Wherever you read it has their facts and physics wrong

Nothing expands when its cold, it shrinks

Things expand when they're hot

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