Hey everyone I have a 94 toyota camry le , 4 cyl, and its been more trouble than its worth since I bought it. But anyways my problem is this, when my car has been sitting for a while, a few hours or so, or when it gets cold and I go to start it up. It acts like it doesnt want to start.

When I go to start it up it will turn over but once its started, it kind of sputters for a minute, and the oil light will flash a little bit then it runs fine. But I checked the oil and its fine. And today when I got off of work and went to start it, it acted like it didnt want to turn over...... it just took longer than it should have to turn over. This is my only mode of transportation back and forth to work, so I cant afford to have it die on me.

thanks guys

How long has it been since it has had a basic tuneup?

Couple of basic things to consider. 1) Are your battery connections tight and clean? If your battery is 4 years old or more, could be time for a new one. It could just be weak. Take it to WalMart, PepBoys, Sears or the place you bought it from and have them do a load test on it. 2) There could be a drain on the battery when parked. Disconnect the negative lead on the battery. Connect an amp meter between the disconnected cable and chassie ground. If it reads more than 50 milliamps, (ask the dealer what the normal current drain is) you may have a system draining current from the battery. Start pulling fuses one at a time till the meter goes below 50 mamps. What ever fuse decreases the reading is your problem system. You'll have to trace it down from there. Be aware that the security system, clock, and various system computers do normally create a small current drain. 3) If you're getting week spark, might be time for new plugs and or plug wires. Have you been changing the spark plugs every 30K miles or so? 4) Check the static timing with a timing light with TE1 and E1 grounded on the test connector (will say diagnostic on the cover - in the engine compartment). The correct setting is on your emissions label on the engine compartment firewall or bottom side of the hood. (10 degrees BTDC ?). If it's a couple degrees off, loosen the distributor and twist it to get the correct timing setting. If you can't adjust it to the correct setting, you may have a timing belt issue. Make sure you re-tighten the distributor. 5) Throw a bottle of gas conditioner in the tank at your next fillup. Could be water from condensation in your gas. 5) Other possibilities: cold start fuel injector, leaking fuel injectors, fuel pump, weak ignition coils, slipped timing belt, corroded/loose engine chassie ground connection. Just remember - spark, timing, fuel. If one is missing or degraded, it will run lousy or not at all. Take a look at the maintenance guides on the Autozone website or buy a manual. It may cover this and more. Let us know what you find so we can all learn something