The engine does not start well when the Lada Kalina is cold

Main prerequisites

The engine does not start the first time

Kalina has a fairly common reason that it does not start the first time. This is due to design, wear and tear and electrical issues. However, it is worth breaking down the difficulties into categories and looking at them in more detail. What is needed, let’s look at the main categories into which this malfunction is divided:

• Problem with the fuel system.
• The reason is the ignition.
• Damage to timing parts.
• Problem in the operation of electrical circuits and ECUs.

When what remains to be done for our client is disassembled into its prerequisites, it is worth looking at them in more detail, which initially is how to remove them from the car.

Starter

The immobilizer has been checked and does not give any alarms, but the engine still does not want to start. Another reason for this behavior. starter. If you notice a starter malfunction, you simply will not hear the characteristic sound of the engine starting. The mechanism simply does not rotate, which means that the engine will not start. Everything is clear here, you need to remove and check the starter.

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If Kalina does not start, the starter does not rotate, the first reason may be the battery. It can be simply discharged. If you turn off the lights in the cabin and on the instrument panel, the driver will be able to immediately notice this. However, it often happens that everything is fine, but the starter still does not work. For diagnostics, turn on the high beams and leave the car. The dimmed headlights are connected to the battery. It discharges, but only to a critical level, when there is not enough power to turn on the starter.

If the Kalina does not start, the starter does not turn, the best way out of this situation. charge the battery. But if the headlights glow brightly in the main beam and do not go out, then you will have to look for the reason elsewhere.

Fuel system

The first reason that a car may not start the first time is the fuel system. A missing amount of fuel or a very large supply of gasoline becomes a problem. Then the starter turns, unfortunately starting is difficult. If the starter does not turn and the immobilizer icon is flashing, then there is a problem with the unknown immobilizer.

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Fuel pump wear

A breakdown of the fuel pump or a clogged fuel filter may result in insufficient pressure in the fuel line and the mixture comes out lean. Accordingly, a small amount of fuel in the combustion chambers is not enough to start the engine . When a lot of fuel is supplied, the spark plugs are simply thrown and there is no spark to ignite, which is a prerequisite for the engine not starting.

Cold start problem

In general, there is a viburnum with a 1.6 8-valve engine, the problem is this: when you start it when cold, it won’t start the first time, 3-4 times, it runs for a minute and is not stable at all. It sucks terribly, then you give it a little more gas and everything returns to normal. This kind of warm-up system only works in the morning, when the engine is more or less warm and starts without problems and runs relatively smoothly. What could it be? Maybe someone has already encountered this? By the way, the 1in1 engine is like the last 10-11 eight-valve ones with a plastic intake IAC, mass air flow sensor, and TPS; nothing has changed