.Steve Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Morning all New here so bare with me! I'm trying to work out what is going on with a family members Focus 1.8, it appears to have developed a problem with cold starting (even in the recent warm weather). It takes around 5 seconds of cranking before it will start, it tries to catch while cranking but doesn't and all of a sudden it'll fire and run ok. Idle seems to settle down to normal cold levels right after. If you then shut it off after a few seconds and then attempt to start again, it starts first time. Not sure what could be going on? I don't know the last time it was serviced so I'm thinking it could probably benefit from an oil and spark plug change, but is what I am describing typical of other faults? I've been reading the ICV/PCV can cause some strange problems? Hope somebody will be able to help Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Steve Posted April 5, 2014 Author Share Posted April 5, 2014 Tried starting it from stone cold with a little bit of pressure on the throttle... fired up no problem. Stuck IACV? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nighthawk Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 I would of thought if ICV there would be other symptoms such as uneven idle? Is it only the cold start issue you are experiencing? Sent from my HUAWEI Ascend P2 using Ford OC mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Steve Posted April 5, 2014 Author Share Posted April 5, 2014 Hi mate No other problems seem to be showing themselves, the idle seems OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick85 Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Petrol or diesel Sent from my iPhone using Ford OC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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