J30 hard first start

[hellosteve]

I have 1 94 J30 w/125K. Just bought it (clean carfax). I live in Las Vegas. It takes 5 to 7 seconds of cranking to start the car when cold. Restarts within an hour or so start instantly. What is my problem? Thanks.

[DAEDALUS]

When's the last time you changed the plugs? How does the car run?

[driverdriver]

Is it a cranking sound or kind of like scraping sound mixed in with the cranking? If that's the case it could be the flywheel that needs replacing. Fairly common on the J's.

[hellosteve]

Just acquired, so don't know. Are the plugs easy enough to replace? Unlike every other car I've owned, I can't see the plugs! Car has a slight vibration when idling, other than that it runs well.

[hellosteve]

No sound other than normal cranking. Question: don't have an owner's manual yet (on order): does the maual say use gas or don't use gas when starting?

[driverdriver]

hellosteve wrote:

"Car has a slight vibration when idling."------------------------------------------------------------

Most likely your base idle has to be reset. Nothing big, most Infiniti dealers will do it for free or for a nominal charge.

[driverdriver]

Since you are a new J owner I would recommend that you get your transmission flushed if it hasn't been already(run a search for J30 tranmission thread to see what's involved) and also invest in a transmission cooler. The transmission on the J's especially one that reside in warmer climates don't last long.

[Q451990]

Question: don't have an owner's manual yet ...

While you wait for the one you ordered, you can view the '96 or '97 manuals at http://www.infiniti-techinfo.com (check the drop down menu when you hover over the "publications" tab at the top of the screen) and save a copy of it as a .pdf too. Throttle shouldn't be necessary, but Infiniti does recommend it, especially on cold starts (found in a later TSB, probably not in the owner's manual).

Welcome to NICO!

Heath