Car taking ages to start...

[jayemm89]

Hi all,

Hoping this is the right place to post this. My other half has an 18 month old Seat Ibiza with the 1.4 petrol, very in-PH I know but she likes it. On several occasions the car has taken an age to start - it will crank for some 15-25 seconds, revs ever so slowly rising before it catches.

I've reported it to seat twice and even videod it but they are clueless. After the car starts, the problem disappears for a couple of months. I'm not an expert on the subject but I do know no modern car should be like this. I'm guessing the car isn't getting fuel or it isn't sparking. Hoping someone may have some suggestions?

It is hardly a massive issue but I just worry that it is a symptom of something more serious elsewhere. According to Seat the car hasn't logged any error codes.

Thanks in advance!

[andyiley]

When it is turning over before it starts, is it turning over at normal speed, or is it slow?

Are there any other common symptoms?

ie. cold/wet/not ran for a few days, or anything else that sets the circumstances aside from normal?

[jayemm89]

Turnover speed seems normal, no consistency in when it does it either. It never happens when the car is warm, but no real connection otherwise.