Have you checked trouble codes?
Leon
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On 4/9/2012 3:27 PM, dmz wrote:
This is a 94 ej22 in a 4 speed van.
Intermittent hard start, only noticed it when the engine is warm.
Engine spins nicely from the starter without any hint of starting.
No sputtering, coughing etc, just like spinning it without any plugs.
Only way I've found to start it when it's in this mode is following:
Gas pedal all the way down and held there, after about 10 long seconds
it sounds like one cylinder starts to fire, then 2.
With the pedal held down, after a total of 20-30 seconds of cranking
the rest come on, sputtering, then full on.
Once running and in this mode, idle is much higher than the normal.
No tach but I'm guesstimating around 1500-2000.
As long as the idle is elevated like this, I know that if I turn off
the engine it will require the above method to start again.
This may last a day or two, then disappear for several or 6 months.
Ideas of possible causes would be appreciated!
