[Euro] Hard Starting Problem

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Originally Posted by aaronng

The old batch was 500CCA. The new ones are 450CCA.

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Cools. You would think that the new one would be rated higher. lol

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Originally Posted by tpphan

Cools. You would think that the new one would be rated higher. lol

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The reason why it went down is because the 500CCA ones had a design defect where the spiral cells were too thin and were cracking. So now that they are 450CCA only, I am guessing that they have made the cells thicker to avoid the cracking problem.

this is a problem I have had since new with mum's 05 euro and I also have this with my 05 euro. Both are manual.

I complained 10 times to my workshop controller when I was at a honda dealer and he was speechless. Was told by others in the workshop to try different premium fuels. A fuel pressure reg was done on mum's under warranty and did nothing. Put reports into Honda and never got anything back

FYI mum and I both have the hard start when hot, usually when the car has been parked for up to a few hours.

Normally occurs when its hot. But a change of battery normally minimises this problem occurring too often.

I have it still sometimes.

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Originally Posted by Rob_A

this is a problem I have had since new with mum's 05 euro and I also have this with my 05 euro. Both are manual.

I complained 10 times to my workshop controller when I was at a honda dealer and he was speechless. Was told by others in the workshop to try different premium fuels. A fuel pressure reg was done on mum's under warranty and did nothing. Put reports into Honda and never got anything back

FYI mum and I both have the hard start when hot, usually when the car has been parked for up to a few hours.

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Try stopping the car, letting it idle for 10 seconds, then turn off. Then start it when hot. It helped me with the problem.

ive owned my 03 euro for about 2 months, i bought it with 95ks on the clock and have experienced these laggy and sluggish starts I first got that sinking feeling of 'ohhh godd i bought a stuffed car' but i now understand its a common problem, it only happens every so often, i believe it only happens when i let of the key to early when starting, if i hold it on start until its started it usually starts fine but it still takes between 3-5 cranks :|, i sorta figured it was because if the high compression. its almost embarrassing when it barely starts , people see this nice flash Honda and then hear it start :S lol.

wait for the system checks to finish before you crank, it starts much smoother.

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Originally Posted by sodhi90

ive owned my 03 euro for about 2 months, i bought it with 95ks on the clock and have experienced these laggy and sluggish starts I first got that sinking feeling of 'ohhh godd i bought a stuffed car' but i now understand its a common problem, it only happens every so often, i believe it only happens when i let of the key to early when starting, if i hold it on start until its started it usually starts fine but it still takes between 3-5 cranks :|, i sorta figured it was because if the high compression. its almost embarrassing when it barely starts , people see this nice flash Honda and then hear it start :S lol.

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Check if you are still on the original 2003 battery. If you are, then it is time to change. Supercharge Gold and AC delco are good.

man i had this problem too then eventually my car didnt even start and i had to get it towed and get a new starter motor so get it checked out !

the battery is fairly new , december 08 if i read it properly so that should be good, i think what i read earlier sound right , if u let it idle for a few seconds then switch it off it starts alot nicer ! so it must be somthing to do with fuel or vapour in the chamber

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Originally Posted by sodhi90

the battery is fairly new , december 08 if i read it properly so that should be good, i think what i read earlier sound right , if u let it idle for a few seconds then switch it off it starts alot nicer ! so it must be somthing to do with fuel or vapour in the chamber

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Ahh, so it is happening to you when you try to start the engine again after driving for a while? Then yes, that's normal. Just let it idle for a while like you said and it will help the next time you start it.