Cold start and battery problem

Count Knobula

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Jan 31, 2007
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Any advice appreciated.

Well, my 89 turbo has a serious cold start problem. It takes roughly 15 minutes to get it started. Which I assume means it's got heated up enough for it to work without the CSI?

Now up until yesterday the CSI wasn't connected (recently got this car, air intake was changed and CSI was not reconnected). I had it reconnected yesterday but have had no noticeable change in trying to start up.

Any ideas?


Also, my battery was flat yesterday. Jumper cables did the job (after trying to start for ages of course) and I built up a charge, but the car doesn't seem able to hold it. As in pretty much the whole charge (well the clock was still on this time, whereas before the battery was TOTALLY flat) disappeared overnight so cables were needed again. I'm getting not only a check engine light (probably to do with the starting problems) but I'm getting a light that looks like it's telling me one of the rear lights has trouble. One of my brake lights IS weaker than the other.

Can anyone suggest what I should be looking at? or what the problem is?(Love my car but am a n00b, so to speak. I have a passion for this car but am very new to it AND cars in general).

I read some threads and perhaps the CSI is blocked?
 

89Turbo

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coolant temp sensor, the green one on the side of the thermostat housing, check the wiring if its good i would preplace the unit, if its not reading right it wont tell the CSI to fire because it doesnt see the motor is cold. Also is the check engine light on?
 

Count Knobula

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89Turbo said:
coolant temp sensor, the green one on the side of the thermostat housing, check the wiring if its good i would preplace the unit, if its not reading right it wont tell the CSI to fire because it doesnt see the motor is cold. Also is the check engine light on?
It certainly is.