One-time no-start
02-04-2003, 10:15 PM
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One-time no-start
I'm only posting this here to get opinions on what it might have been...
I've gota 2001 Daewoo Leganza with the 2.2 engine, very similar to GM holden and opel 4 cylinder designs. It at the time had 32,000 miles on it, had never had a spot of trouble, only general maintenance every 3500-4000 miles.
One morning, it's about 35 degrees, I go out to start the car. Immediately as it cranks I can tell it's not hitting. I crank for about ten seconds, nothing. I repeat this twice more, and after the third run it hit on one cylinder. I cranked it again and two, then three and all cylinders were running, a little roughly at first, but then it smoothed out and it's never happened again.
It sounded to me like some manner of fuel starvation, like line freeze even though it was just at or above freezing and has been even colder since. Other than that one time, the car starts immediately, runs fine, no unusual noises, performance loss, etc.
Ideas? I can usually troubleshoot and fix just about everything but one-time occurrences leave me hanging because they're... well, one-time.
I've gota 2001 Daewoo Leganza with the 2.2 engine, very similar to GM holden and opel 4 cylinder designs. It at the time had 32,000 miles on it, had never had a spot of trouble, only general maintenance every 3500-4000 miles.
One morning, it's about 35 degrees, I go out to start the car. Immediately as it cranks I can tell it's not hitting. I crank for about ten seconds, nothing. I repeat this twice more, and after the third run it hit on one cylinder. I cranked it again and two, then three and all cylinders were running, a little roughly at first, but then it smoothed out and it's never happened again.
It sounded to me like some manner of fuel starvation, like line freeze even though it was just at or above freezing and has been even colder since. Other than that one time, the car starts immediately, runs fine, no unusual noises, performance loss, etc.
Ideas? I can usually troubleshoot and fix just about everything but one-time occurrences leave me hanging because they're... well, one-time.
