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First Start Issue - '97 Bathurst
Hi all, I have been putting up with a first start issue for a while now, slowly trying to figure out what is causing it. The car is daily driven. Car:1997 MR2 SW20 Bathurst 3SGE Gen3 Symptom:First cold start after sitting over night the car will stumble with low idle for 30 seconds before idling correctly. However I can turn the car off instantly and restart and it will run perfect. As the colder months arrived the car was starting perfectly first time every morning, now the hotter weather is back the car is stumbling on first morning start. Things I have tried:New leads New distributor cap New rotor Spark plugs New Coolant temp sensor Intake temp sensor (borrowed from another car to test) New Oxygen sensor Cleaned the throttle body Checked Idle control valve Checked and replaced the idle control valve sensor (old one was still functioning within spec) Fuel pressure checked New fuel filter Injectors cleaned and serviced, no leaks Note: The car also has had it's major service during winter. Edit: Car throws no error codes Probably other things I have missed. I will add to the list when it comes to mind. Any ideas/checks would be greatly appreciated.
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Re: First Start Issue - '97 Bathurst
Monday, January 15, 2018 0:28 PM
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Have you tried resetting the ecu by pulling the ECU fuse for 10mins? Maybe try that with a first start when its cold?
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Re: First Start Issue - '97 Bathurst
Monday, January 15, 2018 0:40 PM
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I have tried resetting the ECU on other occasions but I will try it tomorrow morning right before I start the car. My next thought was to borrow a 'working' ECU from another club member and see what happens. I have checked over my ECU and I couldn't see any leaking capacitors. The car throws no error codes.
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Re: First Start Issue - '97 Bathurst
Monday, January 15, 2018 0:57 PM
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I've had the exact same phenomenon on both my recent Bathursts, so figured it's somewhat normal. It comes and goes. Could be the cold-start injector?
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Re: First Start Issue - '97 Bathurst
Monday, January 15, 2018 1:08 AM
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That's interesting. I have spoken to the other Bathurst owners in the club and they also get the rare stuttering/stumbling start up. It started happening to me years ago on the rare occasion (I was using caltex 98oct fuel, swapped to BP 98oct and problem went away, so I thought it was fuel related) so I never really thought much of it. Since it's happening more frequently (every morning) now. I tried filling up with different 98oct fuel brands but still happening. 3SGE Gen3 doesn't have a cold start injector. I believe the 3SGE Gen2 and 3sgte models have the cold start injector.
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Re: First Start Issue - '97 Bathurst
Monday, January 15, 2018 5:43 AM
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xez I've had the exact same phenomenon on both my recent Bathursts, so figured it's somewhat normal. It comes and goes. Could be the cold-start injector?
I too have a 99 model Bathurst which I have notice it too does the same on odd occasions. I haven't bothered investigating further as it only does it rarely but is exactly as you both have described. Would be great to find out what the cause is, mine too has had all servicing and it's upto date, no fault codes either. Sent from my SM-J320ZN using Tapatalk
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Re: First Start Issue - '97 Bathurst
Monday, January 15, 2018 11:25 PM
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Me to, same issue. Like Joel changed from caltex to shell fuel and went away for awile. Doing it again now. Wondering if it's just a batch of **** fuel as it's all imported now.
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Re: First Start Issue - '97 Bathurst
Tuesday, January 16, 2018 1:23 AM
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Glad I'm not the only one. Must just be something to do with these cars in warmer climates then maybe?
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Re: First Start Issue - '97 Bathurst
Tuesday, January 16, 2018 3:04 AM
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I had this with my 3SGE gen 2, my brothers ST246 Caldina also has the same intermittent problem. I never found the issue, simply swapped in a 2GR
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Re: First Start Issue - '97 Bathurst
Tuesday, January 16, 2018 3:07 AM
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Eric I had this with my 3SGE gen 2, my brothers ST246 Caldina also has the same intermittent problem. I never found the issue, simply swapped in a 2GR
It's a very weird thing.... Although I have never had the issue with my other 97 na 3sge..... go figure! Sent from my SM-J320ZN using Tapatalk
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Re: First Start Issue - '97 Bathurst
Tuesday, January 16, 2018 5:18 AM
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I tried resetting the ECU right before starting this morning. No luck.
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Re: First Start Issue - '97 Bathurst
Tuesday, January 16, 2018 6:01 AM
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I don't think this would prove anything but could you unplug the O2 sensor and start it from cold? It will use default values instead. Reason i don't think it will have any effect is because I don't believe the ecu would use the sensor during cold starts because it has to be warmed up (heated sensor) for accurate readings. Might be worth a shot and its easy to unplug??? Edit: I see you have replaced yours Lumix but still might be worth doing if you haven't tried it already.
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Re: First Start Issue - '97 Bathurst
Tuesday, January 16, 2018 12:31 AM
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Mrskylighter I don't think this would prove anything but could you unplug the O2 sensor and start it from cold? It will use default values instead. Reason i don't think it will have any effect is because I don't believe the ecu would use the sensor during cold starts because it has to be warmed up (heated sensor) for accurate readings. Might be worth a shot and its easy to unplug??? Edit: I see you have replaced yours Lumix but still might be worth doing if you haven't tried it already.
Yeah I replaced mine last week. No harm in trying it though. I will do it over the weekend so I'm not rushing in the morning before work.
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Re: First Start Issue - '97 Bathurst
Wednesday, January 17, 2018 12:42 AM
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My 97 Bathurst does the same. On first start it stutters and shudders and it'll normally resolve itself. A tiny bit of throttle gets it going too when it's shuddering.
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Re: First Start Issue - '97 Bathurst
Friday, January 19, 2018 2:36 AM
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So many of us with this start issue. SW20R. My 97 Bathurst does the same. On first start it stutters and shudders and it'll normally resolve itself. A tiny bit of throttle gets it going too when it's shuddering.
When I give it throttle it wants to stall on me. Can anyone confirm if they believe the car stumbles/stutters worse when fuel is low? I noticed yesterday when the fuel was extremely low the car actually stalled out on first start. Second start it fired up perfect like always. This morning with a full tank it stumbled but only mild in comparison. Not getting enough air flow on first cold start? Different spark plugs, temp/gap ratings? Fuel pump? Poor 98 fuel quality? Octane booster? Ambient air temp? Ice packs in and over the airbox...
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