Sandman

My 3.4 seems to need to turn over for a few seconds before it fires up. It always starts, and the starter motor seems to be doing it's job. Is this normal for it to have to crank several times before starting? (My 22re fires up almost instantly).
The 3.4 has new sparkplugs, fresh oil, and I cleaned the intake area.

Ringmaster

Mine does the same as yours, especially when it's been sitting over overnight, or for 6-8 hrs.

irunner

Mine is doing the same thing, usually starts up on the 2nd crank but this morning it took about 5 minutes to start up.

engineerjoe

sounds like a problem with the fuel or ignition system. next time try to let it sit for 30 secs with the key in the "on" position (to let the fuel system pressurize) before you turn it over. Let us know how it goes.

Joshs98Runner

also get a volt meter on the battery and tell us what it reads sitting cold.

kevin444

check out my "clean your IAC" thread.

R1-4Runner

When I jumped to a 800 cold cranking amp battery (550 stock) it started like a jet engine compared to before... this is, if its your battery.

Sandman

-I cleaned the gunk out of the throttle body and iac
-tried turning the key and waiting before starting
-battery is sitting at 12.80Volts after sitting for 45mins.
-battery is 750 cca at 32F.
Still doesn't fire up as fast as my 22re.
any ideas?