DC2 VTI-R Sometimes taking longer to start.

[97'Integradc2]

2 weeks ago my dc2 SOMETIMES started taking longer to start the engine . Also when it started it fire up fairly rough. There has been no problem with the drive ability of the car, just sometimes taking longer to start. From what i have noticed this seems to happen only when the engine is warm.

Any ideas as to what it could be would be appreciated, cheers.

[Bwarp]

Anything to do with Ignition by the sounds of things.

[1wht86teg]

not surer if the DC2 has the igniter in the distributor or not, but this can give a hot start problem is the igniter is getting too hot and old. Other option might be the main relay on its way out.

[dougie_504]

When engine is warm it's main relay IMO but from my experience you actually have trouble starting it altogether rather than slow starting.