I have noticed that my car cranks many more rotations before kicking over when I am low on gas (ie. 1/8 full)..........is this because of a poorly posistioned fuel pump? Has anyone else experienced this with a '98 3.0?

 

Yes, it happens all the time with my 97 3.0 I always know when Im low on fuel when it cranks longer. ITs funny cuz it does way before the LOW FUEL light even comes on. It doesnt seem like a big deal. I dont worry about it too much.
Just keep it full!

 

hehe naw just playin...no seriously, Acura-C is totaly right...on my 97' 3.0, everytime i try to start it and it cranks over way longer then i know i gotta go to the pumps....it just a acura thing...gotta get used to it.

 

my 97 2.2 does it alot when i drive low on fuel i always wondered wat it was

 

Happens to me too..only when im below the last notch...get some gas...

 

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nice bike, I have a 2000

 

one time i was parked on a VERY steep san francisco hill, head down, my gas was nearly at E when i parked but it was fourth of july and ididn't think of it, after all was seen and done, i came back to start the car, it wouldn't start, had to try at least 3 more times before the engine got running, which i would think was running off fumes, i had the opportunity to make 3 shifts, one reverse, one drive, one more reverse, (the dickhead in front of me came pretty damn close to me, making it that much harder for me to get out), so then my last shift, i die out, i can't start it anymore, LUCKILY my last reverse gave me nearly a FEW CENTIMETERs of clearance to get me out, i was flooring my brake as i went down the hill and started up the car,

 

Thanks for the heads up fellas........I'm glad i'm not the only one.

 

Thanks mofrose!!

 

same thing happens with my 98 ... jus an acura thing!

 

Same here on my 97 cl 2.2. And as for the hill thing........SO TRUE!!!!!

 

The same thing happens with my '97. When below 1/8th tank, I need to crank it over twice, then it starts.

 

same here tooo!

 

Same here, but I think that if you leave the car in the ON position for a second or two more before you turn it over, the fule pump will pump enough fuel into the line to get rid of the additional cranks.

 

Happens to me too.

 

My 98 does that all the time, once I get past the last notch and the way my street is steeped I'm almost always afraid the damn thing won't start

 

yea happenz to every1 it seems...just hold down the key for a bit longer and it'll start

 

This happens to me all the time. Especially since I live on a hill. The hill I live on is slanted to the passenger side of the car and because of this my car doesnt turn on sometimes. So I just learned never to let my gas tank get to low!!!

 

very good suggestion.. gotta try it next time

hg

 

I ahve the same problem on the 99 Cl 3.0 and last time i was in the dealer having my oil changed I mentioned it to the guy in the service department. He said that it is a common problem especiall when the needle drops below the 1/4 tank mark. He reccomended turning the key to the on position and waiting for the "little green flashing key indicator light" (he used the real name i just dont remember what it was) to stop flashing. He told me that this had nothing to do with the fuel system but it gave it ample time for everything to "start flowing." I tried this out and it seems to work...

Mike

Currently have:
Black 99 CL 3.0
Alpine CDA-7897 head unit
Rockford Fosgate Amps and Subs
Stock chrome wheels
Extended wood trim kit
K&N Filter
Clear Signal lights

In the works:
Headers, Intake and Exhaust

 

solution.... fill up don't, go on empty ... problem solved

 

its done that on all 3 of my hondas...including my 2.2...no biggie though....