Whatchain 5 Report post Posted June 13, 2018 Hi all, been having a problem where the car seems like it's struggling to start up. it doesn't take long to fire up but just seems very weak? once it fires up it drives fine. I took it to supercheap auto and they said the battery is 540/570cca but the charge capacity is low? would that be alternator or starter motor or something else? anyone have any ideas? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hotwire 352 Report post Posted June 13, 2018 Take it to an auto sparky & get them to check it properly. Your description is rather vague to be able to properly diagnose & just creates speculation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matth5 471 Report post Posted July 1, 2018 (edited) Does it take a couple seconds to start up when cold but starts up instantly when warm? If battery is good, it's common for the high pressure fuel pumps to cause this issue when they get old. It causes a shadow code relating to fuel pressure, which can be read with MHD. Code 2BDE if I remember correctly. Edited July 1, 2018 by Matth5 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whatchain 5 Report post Posted July 1, 2018 Fixed. I removed the sub and amp in the boot and that seems to have fixed the issue with slow/weak start up , corner light failure and dropping of left side low beam light. My guess is that it was pulling too much power for the car to handle. It starts fine now and also lost about 30kgs of unnecessary weight in the back. ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
