slow cold start - 91 corolla

[tuffluck]

when it's cold here in texas (high 30s, low 40s) in the mornings my car turns over several times before it starts. it has started every time, but i have definitely noticed a delay in the cranking time when it's cold compared to when it's warm out. the cold cranking amps on my battery is 540, which shouldn't be a problem unless the battery is going out. also, in the 2 months i've had the car, one time the car died on me while it was standing still (last week). i think the rpms just dropped too low and it died, but cranked right up.

what do you guys think?

[Diblue]

is the check engine light on?

[tuffluck]

Originally Posted by Diblue

is the check engine light on?

nope.

[Jeremy Ledoux]

try truning on your lights for a bit, i have a 91 corolla as well, and in the cold, it seems truning on the head lights for a bit warms up the elec. system and makes the car turn over quicker. Hope it works for you, good luck.

[kcg795]

Check your cold start injector and see if it's working.

[HeWhoKillz]

My 91 starts slowly in the cold too. I never had a problem getting it to start though except when the terminals were corroded. But its starts fine, just really slow and my battery is at 540 in cold amps.