carwash

Anyone else? Sometimes 2-3 seconds.

cebo0650

Same here, I posted a thread on it a while back.

Took the car in for a manual carbon cleaning - didn't help
Replaced the fuel filter - didn't help
Replaced the battery (it was 6yrs old so it was time anyway) - didn't help

Took it to another dealer today to have them look at it. Apparently they performed some adaptation, which might have been this: http://uberlame.com/a6_tsb/Engine/En...ong%20Time.pdf and it apparently fixed the issue. I have tried following the TSB myself before, but it wasn't really working for me.

At one point they also thought it might be a leaky injector, but they tested the injectors and all was fine.

I'll let you know tomorrow when I start the car in the morning if the adaptation they performed really fixed the problem, I certainly hope it did!

cebo0650

Starting the car this morning I have to say that I'm disappointed because I don't think what ever the dealer did really helped.

I'm going to take a quick video next time I'm starting the car cold. carwash, can you do the same so we can compare?

carwash

I can, but I can't promise it will do it. Sometimes it fires right up, other times its a long crank.

cebo0650

With mine it typically only if it's been standing for 8h+, like when first starting it in the morning.

jujuC6

I have this too. Tried all of maintenance items you did and same problem. On cold starts it does it every time, when engine is warm it becomes a some times thing. I gave up and forgot about it by ignoring it but if anyone has any idea on how to cure this or explain why this happens please help.

cal3thousand

Any of you guys done compression testing recently?

hrc4u

i always had 3-5 sec crank when cold...on all my cars....you find it not normal??..
when my car is hot it starts direct...but when cold...i count it to start later...never see that as a issue..
/H

J. Patterson

I have that but I too consider it to be normal behavior for a cold start.

carwash

It's not a carbureted engine. There is no need for extended crank even on coldstart regardless of temperature et cetera. Especially on a car with fuel delivery technology as amazing as this car.