starting problem 2001 CTD

From : bill allemann

Q: ive lately noticed a change when the starter is turning the engine. until lately the engine always started very quickly after engaging the starter 1 second. most of the time when cold and maybe a third of the time when warm the starter cranks longer than usual. this morning it cranked for several seconds without starting. shut off and tried again it started quickly. nothing unusual on the timing of the wait light or the sound of the lift pump. the 2001 truck has 170k miles and the starter is aftermarket about a year old. anything to test etc to explain longer crank times thanks bill .

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From : tom lawrence

anything to test etc to explain longer crank times first thing id check is the fuel pressure being delivered by the lift pump. on the 2nd gen engines they have a nasty habit of deteriorating and eventually killing the injection pump. .

From : roy

ive lately noticed a change when the starter is turning the engine. until lately the engine always started very quickly after engaging the starter 1 second. most of the time when cold and maybe a third of the time when warm the starter cranks longer than usual. this morning it cranked for several seconds without starting. shut off and tried again it started quickly. nothing unusual on the timing of the wait light or the sound of the lift pump. the 2001 truck has 170k miles and the starter is aftermarket about a year old. anything to test etc to explain longer crank times thanks bill fuel pressure lift pump. .

From : roy

ive lately noticed a change when the starter is turning the engine. until lately the engine always started very quickly after engaging the starter 1 second. most of the time when cold and maybe a third of the time when warm the starter cranks longer than usual. this morning it cranked for several seconds without starting. shut off and tried again it started quickly. nothing unusual on the timing of the wait light or the sound of the lift pump. the 2001 truck has 170k miles and the starter is aftermarket about a year old. anything to test etc to explain longer crank times thanks bill fuel pressure lift pump. ooops sorry toms post just showed up. .

From : tom lawrence

ooops sorry toms post just showed up. never hurts to get a 2nd opinion .

From : bill allemann

is changing out the lift pump a pretty nasty project anything to test etc to explain longer crank times first thing id check is the fuel pressure being delivered by the lift pump. on the 2nd gen engines they have a nasty habit of deteriorating and eventually killing the injection pump. .

From : tom lawrence

is changing out the lift pump a pretty nasty project not at all... its actually pretty easy. .