Hard starting after recall service...am I going nuts?
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Hard starting after recall service...am I going nuts?
2013 Fit Base, garage kept and very well maintained, extremely low mileage (only 17k)
Long story short, I took it to a local Honda dealer at the end of May to finally have all of the recall work done, and ever since it takes a lot more cranking to get it to start than it has in the past 9 years.
The car is in top shape. The Interstate MTP battery is only a year old, and is kept on a high quality Schumacher maintainer, is never less than 12.6 volts, and a recent check of the specific gravity of each cell shows the battery to be in outstanding condition. The starter cranks very fast and effortlessly. I've been working on Hondas for 30+ years, so this isn't my first rodeo!
I took it to a Honda dealer that I haven't previously been to at the end of May to get the recall work done (front airbag inflators, front driveshafts, ESC module reprogramming). The dealership was very clean and efficient, the service advisor I dealt with was very pleasant. He even said that although they didn't find any corrosion on the two front driveshafts, they replaced them anyway. The car was very clean when they were done with the service, everything seemed fine.
Here's the rub: Ever since getting it back, the car now takes a lot more cranking before it turns over. This is very unusual, because prior to this service the car would turn over with only 2-3 cranks (engine rotations), even in the winter. Now I have to crank it 5-6 times before it starts. The fuel pump kicks on when you turn the key, and once it's running there are no issues. Even under full acceleration there is no hesitation or anything that would indicate a fuel delivery issue. I've gone through a full tank of gas since this started, and that didn't change anything. I only get gas from a reputable, busy station so it shouldn't be an issue of bad gas.
So tell me, am I going nuts, or should I feel right in suspecting some shenanigans? How can a car that turned right over after minimal cranking for years all of a sudden mysteriously take two or three times the amount of cranking immediately after getting it back from a dealer service? I'm not one to buy into conspiracy theories, but boy...this sure is odd and extremely coincidental. 🤦♂️
Long story short, I took it to a local Honda dealer at the end of May to finally have all of the recall work done, and ever since it takes a lot more cranking to get it to start than it has in the past 9 years.
The car is in top shape. The Interstate MTP battery is only a year old, and is kept on a high quality Schumacher maintainer, is never less than 12.6 volts, and a recent check of the specific gravity of each cell shows the battery to be in outstanding condition. The starter cranks very fast and effortlessly. I've been working on Hondas for 30+ years, so this isn't my first rodeo!
I took it to a Honda dealer that I haven't previously been to at the end of May to get the recall work done (front airbag inflators, front driveshafts, ESC module reprogramming). The dealership was very clean and efficient, the service advisor I dealt with was very pleasant. He even said that although they didn't find any corrosion on the two front driveshafts, they replaced them anyway. The car was very clean when they were done with the service, everything seemed fine.
Here's the rub: Ever since getting it back, the car now takes a lot more cranking before it turns over. This is very unusual, because prior to this service the car would turn over with only 2-3 cranks (engine rotations), even in the winter. Now I have to crank it 5-6 times before it starts. The fuel pump kicks on when you turn the key, and once it's running there are no issues. Even under full acceleration there is no hesitation or anything that would indicate a fuel delivery issue. I've gone through a full tank of gas since this started, and that didn't change anything. I only get gas from a reputable, busy station so it shouldn't be an issue of bad gas.
So tell me, am I going nuts, or should I feel right in suspecting some shenanigans? How can a car that turned right over after minimal cranking for years all of a sudden mysteriously take two or three times the amount of cranking immediately after getting it back from a dealer service? I'm not one to buy into conspiracy theories, but boy...this sure is odd and extremely coincidental. 🤦♂️
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