2000 Infiniti I30 Cold morning start-up

2000 INFINITI I30
150,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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SIMON KUPPY
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While starting the car on a cold morning (less than 50 deg F), the engine repeatedly comes to near-stall, then picks up rpm, again near-stall... the cycle repeats several times a minute until engine is warm.. During this phase, I have to keep the engine RPM high to avoid shut down.

Once warm, the engine runs like a "charm".

If the car is left in cold for 4-5 hours, the entire struggle starts up again...until warmed up.

Can somebody help me out with this problem?
Feb 10, 2009 at 12:19 AM
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