[VIC] Car struggling to start

[carnub]

Hey guys.

I own a LPG VS acclaim, and it struggles to turn over when I first start it, every time after the first time it pretty much starts straight away. I replaced the starter motor (with one from the wreckers) and it turned out fine for about a month but then started to play up again. Also sometimes I'll turn the key, and it will start a few seconds after. I bought a user manual to start servicing it myself, but after reading through a few pages I can't make heads or tails of it haha. I'm not exactly mechanically minded. It's very puzzling in that after starting it once, it's fine. If I start it after a few hours I get the same problem. Any idea what the problem could be?

Cheers!

 

[Sabbath']

What sort of condition is the battery in?

 

[ephect]

When say 'Also sometimes I'll turn the key, and it will start a few seconds after' does it wait a few seconds before it starts to crank or it takes a few seconds to start?

 

[carnub]

What sort of condition is the battery in?

Uh the battery is about 2 and a bit years old? I'll have a look through the user manual to see how I can tell what condition it's in.

When say 'Also sometimes I'll turn the key, and it will start a few seconds after' does it wait a few seconds before it starts to crank or it takes a few seconds to start?

It takes a few seconds to start, when I turn the key, (sometimes) it will fire a reaction a heat beat later. It's not instant like it should be.

 

[carnub]

bumping for help

 

[HamaTime™]

So it's struggling to crank first time?

But once it's started, it'll start first go every time after?

Definitely sounds like a battery not holding power/voltage. Either replace it as a start or chuck a voltmeter on it to see what it's putting out before you try and cold start it (in a situation where it would usually struggle to start)

 

[Ghost]

Get a new battery with plenty of cold cranking amps the more cold cranking amps the better the start

 

[Ghost]

Also with gas it takes a bit to start especially on cold mornings because in colder temps has freezes

 

[Ghost]

Gas*......

 

[HamaTime™]

Also with gas it takes a bit to start especially on cold mornings because in colder temps has freezes

Depends on the gas system, if it's a recent system it will start on petrol, go dual mix then flick over to gas in basically a second.