Trouble Starting

[pwoakes]

My 98 Avensis is finding it difficult to start.

I am starting it in the correct way (from manual) and it eventually starts.

There is no obvious root cause.

Has anybody else had the same problem??

Any help or guidance would be appreciated.

Paul

[Solunauk]

Sorry I can't help answer your question, but I'm curious about what the manual says about starting. I haven't got an owner's manual for my 1998 2.0, so I follow the usual procedure of getting in and simply turning the key. Is there anything more to it, like pressing the throttle, or what?

Sol

[G6-R]

No , you only have to turn the Key , don,t put on the throttle you could get a Backfire so when its havely youre Airbox could exploded

[toyotadriver]

ive had problems starting but its something to do with ignition . but i do tend to start with the clutch in ...as they say each to there own....

to get it started dealer said to turn key back and forth a few times and should start but this is a temp sug so get it checked out good luck and get ure credit card out

[jamesholden]

It might be flooding, its not uncommon on cars with fuel injection and ECU's.

The easiest way is to keep it cranking with your foot full on the accelerator but do not stop cranking and try again because each time you do, more fuel is put in thus making it worse.

The other way is take the fuse out for the fuel pump until it starts then pop it back in.