1993 Toyota Camry car is hard to start

Tiny
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  • 1993 TOYOTA CAMRY
  • 4 CYL
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  • 79,000 MILES
Yes I have a 93 camry and I just changed the motor in it the motor that was install is a 95 camry everything hooked up right it started up everyday with know problem when it was warm but now that the weather has change it's hard to start.I checked to see if it has a cold start injector time switch but it does'nt can you help me out with this problem. It started up fine when it was hot outdoors but now that it's getting cold it's hard to start.
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 AT 2:44 PM

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Tiny
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Do you hear the fuel pump come on when you turn key to run? If so check the fuel pressure and also test the coolant temperature sensor-
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Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 AT 5:31 PM
Tiny
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First of all I want to thank you for responding back to my question.I never paid attention to the fuel pump it but it tries to start.I will listen, I also did a self diagnosis and the code 22 flashed which is the coolant temperature, so how do I check the pressure for the fuel pump. Once again thanks for taking out the time to help me.
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Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 AT 8:12 PM
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The CTS is like the carb's choke it enriches the fuel for a cold start, check and test the CTS and also the cold start injector and comeback with some results. When both checked out good-do below

Block the airflow meter vane flap wide open and attempt to start let me know what happened.
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Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 AT 8:27 PM
Tiny
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If I do have a cold start injector were would it be located?I went to autozone they said that it doesn't show one for the four cylinder engine, is there a cold start injector on a four cylinder. Thank you for taking out the time to help me try to get my car back running.
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Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 AT 9:38 PM
Tiny
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Disregard the cold start injector it applies only to 3.0L engine
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Thursday, October 8th, 2009 AT 6:53 AM
Tiny
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Hi are you doing, how do I check the pressure for the fuel pump, what make the fuel pressure diffrent in the summer and the winter.I did the self diagnosis and the code showed the coolant temperature sensor, so when I change that should that sovle the problem.
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Thursday, October 8th, 2009 AT 2:39 PM
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Did you do this: Block the airflow meter vane flap wide open and attempt to start let me know what happened.

If it doesn't have a fuel rail test port -Tee in on the fuel filter
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Thursday, October 8th, 2009 AT 3:59 PM
Tiny
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Hi you doing I turned the key on to see if I heard the fuel pump I didn't hear it so I took it out and straight wired the pump to see if it was working it came on I don't know if it's getting ready to go out, before I did that I changed the temperature sensor. My check engine like is not on at all but when I did the self diagnosis the code for the temperature sensor flashes.I will block the airflow meter vane flap and see what happens. Thanks again for your help talk to you soon.
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Saturday, October 10th, 2009 AT 7:51 PM
Tiny
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The airflow meter grounds the circuit opening relay Fp terminal at which time the relay powers the fuel pump.
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Saturday, October 10th, 2009 AT 8:33 PM
Tiny
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Hi rasmataz it's been awhile since I talked to you about my 93 toyota camry well I changed the fuel pump and the cts spark plugs oil and of course it is running fine but i'm still having the problem with it starting right up, someday's I can go out and it starts right up and someday's I catch the blues on the days I catch the blues I have to push down on the gas pedal just a little to get the vane flap open and it start up it idles rough for a few seconds but when it warms up it runs like a new car can u shine some light on this for me.
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Tuesday, April 20th, 2010 AT 7:45 PM
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Test the airflow meter as per repair manual and the circuit opening relay.

Or do this to by pass the airflow meter jumper Batt to Fp on the check connector and observe
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Tuesday, April 20th, 2010 AT 11:16 PM
Tiny
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Hi rasmataz i'm back again I am having the same problem like I did last time it ran fine all summer now that it is cool outdoors it is hard to start and sometime it won't start at all it makes the sound like when the starter makes that spinning noise when it's going out put it's not the starter I put a new distributor because I thought it wasn't getting any fire.I don't why it does that I need your help.
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Wednesday, November 10th, 2010 AT 2:17 AM
Tiny
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Hi rasmataz well I tried to get my 93 camry to start again today i'm getting fire and it's a blue spark I replaced the fuel pump again and coolant temp sensor but the car just turns over but won't crank.I tried putting some gas in the cylinder and it won't spit no backfire or anything it just turns over, also I notice that when I turn the key the fuel pump doesn't pump until I try to crank the car.
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Thursday, November 11th, 2010 AT 2:08 AM

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