How odd.....

[PaxmanMerv]

Mornig all!
Got a bit of an odd thing happening with the 307cc. Its the 2008 2ltr petrol & on the whole, a damned good car!
Anyway, recently its been a pain to start first thing. Seems to fire just enough to run for a second or two then cuts out. Bit like when we had a choke in cars, if you didnt pull it out it would take ages to start. Was due for a cam belt so got that done & changed the spark plugs as they havent been done for a while. Still not starting. Put 2 different diagnostic machines on it & both show no faults. It did show a throttle body fault so did a relearn & that isnt showing any faults now.
Any ideas? Got me stumped!

[Peter.N.]

Carburettor, distributor, Dynamo?

Peter

[white exec]

Fuel filter? Fuel pump in tank (and its filter) delivering? Vacuum in tank (take the cap off)?

[PaxmanMerv]

Did think of that Chris, Car starts great when up to temperature. Just the cold start is a pain.... For what it it costs, a new filter is definitely worth fitting.

[MikeT]

I'd check the coolant sensor.

[PaxmanMerv]

Makes sense, wouldn't that show up on the diagnostic?
The gauge in the instrument panel rises as it warms up & sits at just below 80Deg.