a-typical Cold start problem

[wolvee123]

I've searched... over and over again... The specific problem doesn't seem to be there...

When cold, the car will start then after30 sec or so will start Clicking and stalling, sometimes i can save it from dieing at that moment but it does die. After that it will start and immediatley start clicking and stalling.... After a few minutes of this hapening, I am able to hold my foot into partial throtle and it does start and stay running. What it's issue?

the car runs great after its warmed up.
I've changed the fuel filter

thanks
Mike

I know it's a newbie question, sorry

 

[femmeDSM]

Do you have a CEL, or a way to pull codes from the ECU? Not all stored codes will throw a CEL, just fyi. If you don't have a datalogger, I would recommend investing in one.

Just off the top of my head - Check for Boost Leaks, make sure your MAS is plugged in and operational (no loose connections, bad wires, etc), and check your coolant temp sensor and related wiring as well (scroll to the end of the article for pics and test procedure for the temp sensor). There are a few other possibilities, but we'll start with the most basic and move forward from there.

Any other details to this problem? i.e. did you replace any parts just before this started happening, or was it just "out of the blue"?

 

[wolvee123]

...I'll try it this afternoon.



Mike