Hi forum.
Since I brought my new car up here to the sub zero temperatures it is not very willing to start after sitting over night. At about 10 degr below zero (Celsius) it pretty much wont start unless I work the starter for a loooong time. After the first start it starts fine rest of the day even if I let it sit for a couple of hours. Another symptom is an average fuel consumption of 1,5 litres/10k!
After reading all the cold start threads and a couple of other searches it seems likely to be a sensor problem. One of these two: Coolant temperature sensor or Intake air temperature sensor.
I visited the Subaru dealer today and the Coolant temp sensor is 50 bucks and the air temp sensor is about ten times that.
Next week I am having the car hooked up to a diagnosis computer. Hopefully it will show what is at fault.
Anybody having any thoughts on this on the 2005 3.0R?
Since I brought my new car up here to the sub zero temperatures it is not very willing to start after sitting over night. At about 10 degr below zero (Celsius) it pretty much wont start unless I work the starter for a loooong time. After the first start it starts fine rest of the day even if I let it sit for a couple of hours. Another symptom is an average fuel consumption of 1,5 litres/10k!
After reading all the cold start threads and a couple of other searches it seems likely to be a sensor problem. One of these two: Coolant temperature sensor or Intake air temperature sensor.
I visited the Subaru dealer today and the Coolant temp sensor is 50 bucks and the air temp sensor is about ten times that.
Next week I am having the car hooked up to a diagnosis computer. Hopefully it will show what is at fault.
Anybody having any thoughts on this on the 2005 3.0R?