XJ hard start question:

My 98 XJ will never start the first time, I always have to let off the starter & then it fires right up the second time. I'm suspecting maybe fuel pressure, like a bad check valve in the rail somewhere that lets the pressure bleed off after a while. It WILL restart OK if it's within 10 minutes of having been run - after that, back to square one.

I have tried just turning on the key for a while & letting the electric fuel pump pressurize, but that doesn't make any difference - same result - gotta crank it. Sometimes when it does start, it gives off a bang like there's too much fuel - doesn't sound good ...

Any ideas ??:wave1:

HD

Mine does that too... but it does it bout 80% of the time.. on the first crank i can crank it for 5 sec and wont kick off but once i let off and crank it again it fires right up.

I have the same problem. I think all the fuel evaporates in the rail while its sitting after it was running. Its a +97 jeep thing...

It ticks me off when it does that... I always think to myself that its a jeep thing.

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