93 3.1 hard to start in the morning

stngds9 · Post by **stngds9** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 1:47 am

Ok here goes, my 93 beretta 3.1 runs great, that is once I get it to start. In the morning ( and its not cold outside I live in Arizona) the car doesn't want to start. I have to turn it over and let it crank and crank and crank then finally it will start. Now once I have gotten it to start I can turn it right back off and it will then start just fine.

Second question. What should the oil pressure be reading? When I am at idel it is about 30, when I am running down the freeway it jumps up to about 70. Is the normal?

Thanks,

Tim

Mr. Beefy · Post by **Mr. Beefy** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:57 am

Hard Starts: Do you smell unburned fuel(like it's flooding out) when it doesnt start? If so then test your coolant temp sensor. Another thing to check is the fuel pressure regulator. Pull the vacuum line off of it and see if you smell or see fuel in it, if you do, replace it.

Your oil pressure is good, dont worry about that, it's supposed to get lower at idle and higher under throttle. Rule of thumb....... 10psi of oil pressure for every 1000RPM warm. You are well above that.

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