So my car has suddenly turned tempremental.
For the last few weeks or so, my car has been acting funny.
The first time I start it up during the day, it will sputter a bit until I've been driving for a few kms and after that, it runs fine. Every time I go to use my car after that for the rest of that day, it will start and run just fine.
Car wasn't used for about a week and a half while I had nothing to do or nowhere to go. Dad tried to use the car the other day. Turns the key, it starts to make a very slow "do do do" sound, kind of like propeller blades running very slowly. It completely died, so dad went and handled all the battery-related stuff (cleaned terminals and charged it). Works fine the next day. Tried it TODAY and it made the same slow starting up noise. Where it has previously only required one try to start it up, it's now required 2-3 tries to get it going.
But after I have started it up for the first time that day, every other time I go and start it up, it runs fine. Any suggestions?
ETA: Car went through an oil change within the last 3-4 months. Also my Google-fu has turned up everything from a solenoid deciding to shat itself, through to the fuel pump not working. I drive a 94 Ford Laser.
For the last few weeks or so, my car has been acting funny.
The first time I start it up during the day, it will sputter a bit until I've been driving for a few kms and after that, it runs fine. Every time I go to use my car after that for the rest of that day, it will start and run just fine.
Car wasn't used for about a week and a half while I had nothing to do or nowhere to go. Dad tried to use the car the other day. Turns the key, it starts to make a very slow "do do do" sound, kind of like propeller blades running very slowly. It completely died, so dad went and handled all the battery-related stuff (cleaned terminals and charged it). Works fine the next day. Tried it TODAY and it made the same slow starting up noise. Where it has previously only required one try to start it up, it's now required 2-3 tries to get it going.
But after I have started it up for the first time that day, every other time I go and start it up, it runs fine. Any suggestions?
ETA: Car went through an oil change within the last 3-4 months. Also my Google-fu has turned up everything from a solenoid deciding to shat itself, through to the fuel pump not working. I drive a 94 Ford Laser.
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