First of all, Hello to everyone here. I have a '99 Contour SE and its got a problem, that im hoping you guys can help me with.
When the car is starting from a cold engine, it absolutely will not start. Once in a while you'll hear and feel the car about to turn over but just refuses to. Then we'll let off the starter, wait a couple seconds, and try again. After a few tries, the engine gets warm enough that the car begins to get on the edge of starting. The next try, it'll come on, hesitate, and then idle healthily.
Essentially, on a hot engine, it starts up on the first crank. On a cold engine, we have to sit there and crank it for a while before it'll do anything.
When the car is starting from a cold engine, it absolutely will not start. Once in a while you'll hear and feel the car about to turn over but just refuses to. Then we'll let off the starter, wait a couple seconds, and try again. After a few tries, the engine gets warm enough that the car begins to get on the edge of starting. The next try, it'll come on, hesitate, and then idle healthily.
Essentially, on a hot engine, it starts up on the first crank. On a cold engine, we have to sit there and crank it for a while before it'll do anything.