Do you?...

[RICH17]

Let the fuel pump finish priming before turning over the motor? Ive been with a lot of other drivers and they dont. But I have always done this since my first car.

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[Mook]

Not usually, especially in the Yukon.

The cobra I don't pay attention when I get in.

 

[SHOmuff]

Yes. Even in the crappy Rangers at work. Force of habit.

 

[10sec]

It's usually primed by the time the car starts anyhow. It's engineered into the car...

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

i wait till near the end of the priming to start cranking that way it never shuts off and you save wear and tear on the electrical contacts from reduced arcing

sits for more than a couple days i prime it twice, overnight i start cranking just over halfway through the 2sec KOEO prime

 

[IDAFC21]

Always

 

[Yaj Yak]

no matter what. the pricks starts like a raped ape once you wait for that ding'ering to stop. first crank. every time. all the time. 153k


did it with my burban too. would start soooo much better.

 

[rocket5979]

On my twin turbo G8 I wait because it has a big aftermarket fuel system with an Aeromotive FPR which doesn't hold pressure after shutdown. It takes a good 3 seconds for it to reprime enough where the car can start. I have my fuel pump prime time set to 5.0 seconds for this reason though it usually reaches enough pressure to start after about 3 seconds.

Most modern EFI vehicles use an electronic or mechanical returnless system which maintains some pressure after shutoff so it doesn't take as long for it to prime. Most OEM priming times set in the ECU program are only about 2 seconds which isn't very long. On any stock fuel system vehicles I don't wait and just start right away.

 

[bikrboy128]

i cant hear the fuel pump in any of my cars, and they all start before the 3rd turn of the starter. but i dont drive race cars, so i dont worry.

 

[Turk]

I don't even know how on the M3, since there's no key.

 

[99PONTIACGP]

 

[Sprayin]

Nope. Just start the bitch.

 

[Xtant12]

I learned the hard way to let it prime!!

 

[DanJ]

I think I'll start at 120K. I definitely do after doing anything to the car that would cause it to lose pressure like changing the fuel filter or relieving pressure at the rail for anything.

 

[Burtonrider10022]

I don't even know how on the M3, since there's no key.

This. Push button start.




Bike, yes. Gotta get those float bowls full!

 

[SinisterSHO]

I remote start my gtp probably 95% of the time. The SHO, I only do it because I start I turn it on to roll down the windows before I actually start it.

 

[Smokinhot]

nope, they are stock and require nothing special. I did get into that habit awhile back and I do notice on occasion I turn the key and let the windows down then crank it over.

 

[Angus]

In the GP, yes.

In the Dart, no b/c I know my wife's not doing that either...

 

[Bru]

Yes in the TA with its aftermarket pump. Usually force of habit thing in other cars too.

 

[Frank Dukes]

bike, yes.
brokedick gtp, no.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Nope. Unless I'm driving a diesel it's turn key and crank instantly.

 

[Euro]

I do it in every car now, a force of habit I'm sure I picked up from you Rich

 

[Turk]

What are the consequences of not doing it?

 

[Mook]

rich and james will tell you how stupid you are.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

That might be worth doing it then.