320 refuses to start on COLD?! sighhh

[wks79]

another problem has raised its ugly head on my e30 .

apart from the low idle at bout 650-700rpm with the AC on.
its getting more difficult to start the engine when cold .

now sometimes the car starts only after 3-5mins of leaving it on key position 2. sometimes i'd have to give the gas pedal a few blips before i could start it .
its not consistent.

is it normal for an e30 to start without keep the foot on the gas pedal?
should it just starts without the gas being pressed .

any advice would be appreciated,

before the problem becomes worse.

cheers

[blitz877]

dont press the throttle pedal when starting as it will flood the cylinders

[wks79]

thats the only way it'll start sometimes

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[daimlerman]

Sounds to me as if the ECU thinks the engine is warm...blue temp sensor not playing?...

[Stan0870]

Hello mate,it sounds like the enriching devise is failing.(choke in old money),again as daimlerman suggests blue temp sensor.. as for the low idle when the AC is on, that sounds like a charging problem. have you checked the belts?

[wks79]

what belt are we talking bout Stan0870?

[Stan0870]

if its a charging problem! altenator belt, are you getting a similar problem with anything else thats applying load to the circuit? ie headlamps.

[wks79]

problem of starting the car seems to have went away for now ..
hopefully stay away for asome time to come .
thanks all 4 the advice

[Brianmoooore]

Check out the plug and socket for the injector loom, fixed to the metalwork under the middle of the inlet manifold.
Not just the pins and sockets, but for corroded wires under the lower rubber boot as well.