In the morning, all the metal parts in your car are literally smaller, because as science tells us, things shrink in the cold and expand in the heat. Some metal components in your ignition system, being colder, and thus smaller, are now farther apart. So it takes more electrical potential (voltage) to jump these larger gaps. So everything from your battery to your starter motor to your spark plugs are using more energy to get you going. Add to all this the fact that your oil is much thicker when it's cold, and tends to act more like pancake syrup than a lubricant, which your engine has to work harder to pump.
It could be a number of things....if the distributer has a hair line crack it could be drawing moisture over night.
Getting a new battery with more cranking amps or taking your starter apart and cleaning it might solve the problem.
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Why would a car start in the afternoon but not in the morning?
A car may start better in the afternoon, because the heat of the sun has warmed up the engine. Once a car has sat over night, it may be difficult to start in the morning because the engine is cold.
What causes white smoke when you start the car in the morning?
condensation
Why is it difficult to start your car when it is cold?
The cold weather makes it harder for the battery to provide amperage to start the car.
What will be done to a diesel car that is hard to start in the morning?
glow plugs
Your car will not start in the morning it turns over and al the power work s fine but it takes almost 10 turns of the key to get the car started it starts fine in the afternoon though Any thoughts?
There could be many reasons why a car has an issue starting in the morning but not the afternoon. The most common start is that the battery has an issue with cold start, and would need to be replaced with a battery that does have a cold start option.
What would you do if your car does not start?
I would get in my other car
Car will start up every morning can drive a short distance car will not start I wait about 10 minutes then the car will start again. 1989 olds?
check the fuel pump relay. it may be overheating.
What causes a car to hard start in the morning?
the coolant temperature sensor could be faulty.......
What is a good sentence for battery?
Leaving the car stereo on overnight can drain the battery and make the car impossible to start in the morning.
Why wont your fiat punto start in the morning?
There could be many reasons why a car won't start in the morning. It might be a problem with a cold start, but it could be the battery isn't connected all the way, or the lack of gas.
Why wont my Rover 420 diesel start this morning has a clicking sound?
Jump start car and ensure alternator and battery are good.
Is it profitable to start a automobile rental business in Chicago?
It would be difficult to succeed as a car rental company in Chicago. This is because of the number of existing large firms.
If someone has a hybrid car is it easy to break into to start it up?
A hybrid car can be easy or difficult to steal depending on its security apparatus
What if your car starts fine in the morning but after a few hours it won't start again It will make a single click and nothing you can push start your car to get it to turn on What could be the pr?
One car stopped behaving that way when the battery was replaced.
What does it mean when red flashing key symbol in dashboard and car wont start up?
Without knowing your exact brand of car, this is a difficult question to answer. The first thought I have would be that your vehicle has an immobilizer, in which case you will need to take the immobilizer off before you can start the vehicle. If it's not the case that you have an immobilizer on your vehicle, I would suggest you refer to the owner's manual for your car, or contact a dealership.
My car will not start in the morning won't even crank turn the lights on but starts fine in the afternoon. The battery always reads about 12-125 in the morning and afternoons.?
your carsis probly to cold to start up
Would a warp engine head cause a car not to start?
Probably not, although it could lead to other problems which would cause your car not to start.
Why would your car start and then run for approx 5 min then die and not start back up?
Depends on the car....what is it???
When does car racing start to start the year?
It would depend on what type of car racing you speak of, there are several types.
Why does the car shake and once turned off when its cold like in the morning or after work but not when it has been running?
The car shakes because your engin has been cold and you sudenly start the car it will shake
How to get a car to start without a key?
Getting a car to start without using the key is called hot wiring the car, however the process is far more difficult than it used to be, if not impossible. Many new cars have keys that have circuit boards in them that only allow the car to start if they are connected to the ignition.
One morning on your way to workyour car will not start You curse at the car but nothing happensWhat if your vehicules not starting when you tried to leave for work is the best describe as?
An observation
Why would everything still come on in a car but the car won't start?
no gas
Will your car start if the engine has seized?
NO it should not start but if does I would call it a miracle.
Can a car start fire 6 hours after being parked with everything turned off?
No, if the car was shut off and cool, which it would have been by then. You did not try to start the car. It would have had to have been a random act of vandalism to get the car on fire.
