2003 Ford Falcon Falcon BA 2003 hard to start after used

BORNONMARCH

MEMBER
2003 FORD FALCON
4 CYL
2WD
AUTOMATIC
217,000 MILES

A couple of months ago I bought a Fairmont Ghia 2003. It has 230K kays so far and has a dual fuel. The problem I have with this car is after using it and leave the car for 1/2 - 1 hour, it is hard to start.

The motor will crank nicely, but it wonÃ¢ï¿½ï¿½t start. The problem appears regardsless on lpg or petrol.

Anyway I took it to LPG mechanic to have a tune up, the mechanic changed the spark plug with NGK iridium type as well as the air filter, but it doesnÃ¢ï¿½ï¿½t fit the problem. A couple month old OMV LPG converter system replaced the existing OMV LPG system 2 days ago. But none of these solved the problem. The mechanic said the LPG system installed in my car should be changed with sequential vapour system. I don't agree with his opinion as the car has the same problem on both lpg and petrol.

Car will start with one click easily in the morning or after not using it for more than 4 hrs, regardless any fuel I use. No fault indicator shows on the odometer.

Anyone has suggestion what should I do?

1 Reply

MHPAUTOS

MECHANIC
31,937 POSTS

Hi there,

This is more than likely an ignition issue, I would still get a scan done as not all faults will set a check light, you will need to ensure that they can do a CAN 1 type scan

mark (mhpautos)