[Euro] Hard Starting Problem

[tpphan]

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

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

[aaronng]

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

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.

[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.

[Crapdaz]

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

I have it still sometimes.

[aaronng]

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.

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

[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.

[power_of_dreams]

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

[aaronng]

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.

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.

[johnprocter]

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 !

[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

[aaronng]

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

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.