Having some trouble with my 4.0 getting started. Pretty much happens all the time, cold or after driving a bit. I made a video you can see here. First start was cold, second was after driving for about 15 minutes. Both of these starts are actually better than it usually is. Sometimes I go through 4 rounds or trying to get it going. It feels like if I try and drag out the first crank too long, then it takes even longer to get it going. If I just let it crank 3 or 4 times and stop, I can typically get it going on the next turn.
I've read a lot of posts about this and I know it can be a number of things. The engine already has the heat shield, and it probably isn't that anyway since it has the same amount of trouble starting cold as after warming up. The previous owner claimed to have put a new fuel pump in, but who knows. That would be my guess at this point, either he put a crappy after market in there or it was bad when installed. Not sure if it's related but I'm throwing a warning code for the Evap system too. Haven't really tried to figure that out much, I was guessing he didn't hook everything back up just right when installing the new pump.
Also, you can hear it at the end of the video. When the car is running there is something that cycles on and off constantly. Not sure what that is, any ideas.
Thank in advance for any insight!
I've read a lot of posts about this and I know it can be a number of things. The engine already has the heat shield, and it probably isn't that anyway since it has the same amount of trouble starting cold as after warming up. The previous owner claimed to have put a new fuel pump in, but who knows. That would be my guess at this point, either he put a crappy after market in there or it was bad when installed. Not sure if it's related but I'm throwing a warning code for the Evap system too. Haven't really tried to figure that out much, I was guessing he didn't hook everything back up just right when installing the new pump.
Also, you can hear it at the end of the video. When the car is running there is something that cycles on and off constantly. Not sure what that is, any ideas.
Thank in advance for any insight!