Hard Cold Start

2002 SUZUKI VITARA
92,200 MILES • 4 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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CARTERGJOHNSON
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Just bought a 2002 Suzuki Vitara 92000 miles. Car drives and idles great but is hard to start in morning or after sitting for a few hours. Takes a bit to get car started but when started no problems. Perfect idle and will restart easily (one crank). Any ideas what could cause this and if it is something I could fix myself? Thanks.
Jan 8, 2011 at 3:19 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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I would check fuel pump pressure when it's cold. The pump may be weak or the fuel filter plugged. Thus, it may take extra time to build fuel pressure. There are directions on our homepage under the DIY section.
Feb 14, 2011 at 6:20 AM
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