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robscooper · Dec 26th, 2001, 12:03 PM

whats the best way to start by 3 day old car from hot ?,does struugle to fire ?,allso the run flat tire light keeps lighting up ?,have to checke the tire presures

Basil · Dec 26th, 2001, 07:08 PM

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whats the best way to start by 3 day old car from hot ?,does struugle to fire ?,allso the run flat tire light keeps lighting up ?,have to checke the tire presures

A little less christmas spirit would be a start....ha ha ....sorry couldn't help myself.

Im sure there are many here who could interprete that and give you the answer you are looking for.

Merry Christ.....no.....Happy New Year.....Nearly

mr.bill · Dec 26th, 2001, 07:51 PM

I think he means he is having trouble starting the car while the engine is hot. It could be due to a leaky injector, resulting in "hot soak." That is similar to "vapor lock" on a car with a carburetor. A leaky injector makes the engine run too rich on startup and can foul the plugs. When it finally fires, do you see a cloud of black smoke? That would indicate a rich mixture. Sounds like a trip to the dealer is in order to have it checked out.

Dec 26th, 2001, 12:03 PM	#1
robscooper MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: uk Local Time: 09:57 AM Posts: 18 Offline	Starting from hot whats the best way to start by 3 day old car from hot ?,does struugle to fire ?,allso the run flat tire light keeps lighting up ?,have to checke the tire presures

Dec 26th, 2001, 07:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
Basil MINI2 Master Join Date: Nov 2001 Local Time: 07:57 PM Posts: 5,956 Offline	Re: Starting from hot Quote: Originally posted by robscooper whats the best way to start by 3 day old car from hot ?,does struugle to fire ?,allso the run flat tire light keeps lighting up ?,have to checke the tire presures A little less christmas spirit would be a start....ha ha ....sorry couldn't help myself. Im sure there are many here who could interprete that and give you the answer you are looking for. Merry Christ.....no.....Happy New Year.....Nearly

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Dec 26th, 2001, 07:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
mr.bill MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: USA Local Time: 09:57 AM Posts: 577 Offline	I think he means he is having trouble starting the car while the engine is hot. It could be due to a leaky injector, resulting in "hot soak." That is similar to "vapor lock" on a car with a carburetor. A leaky injector makes the engine run too rich on startup and can foul the plugs. When it finally fires, do you see a cloud of black smoke? That would indicate a rich mixture. Sounds like a trip to the dealer is in order to have it checked out.

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