2000 Hyundai Santa Fe Is Hard To Start After It Sits For A While

I have a 2000 Hyundai Santa FE and if it sits a couple of hours or more it is hard to start. Can you help me?

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When a vehicle sits for a while after it has been run or driven, the engine goes through what is called a ‘heat soak’. This means it basically gets hotter for a little bit before cooling off. This is, many times, the point a part or device will fail. Ignition components and modules, and even fuel system components can suffer during this period.

A hard starting condition can mean the vehicle isn’t getting the proper air/fuel mixture, or spark to ignite the combustion process. Usually it will fire after trying a couple of times. Common causes are lack of fuel pressure due to a fuel pump that isn’t putting out what it should, a restriction such as a clogged fuel filter, or a leak somewhere in the system such as a fuel pressure regulator. Ignition components act the same when affected by this, and usually the culprit is a faulty ignition module.

Other times there can be a computer sensor that is going bad such as a crankshaft position sensor or camshaft position sensor. Even a computer that is going bad can cause this condition. Obviously, you have a quite a few things to check out now, so good luck!

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I have 2006 Hyundai Tiburon se. I recently replaced the clutch slave cylinder last week. When my car is on idle the shift is not going into gear but when the car is off it does. So while my car was off I put in the first gear and I start it the car I took the hand break off and my car start it to move without releasing the clutch. My car was moving toward while I was holding the clutch .

Answer: You either have to adjust the cylinder, bleed the slave cylinder or you got the wrong part. Make sure that the rod is installed also.

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Lisa

Hyundai Sonata 2003 v4 – Issues began May 1st. Car wouldn’t start when cranked and then was fine, one day wouldn’t crank at all. A mechanic repaired my valve cover gasket due to oil leak and put in a new starter. The throttle body was cleaned (no more sticky pedal, new intake air filter, and maf sensor cleaned. Car ran okay, although still vibrating, until June 20th. Previous mechanic broke my cam position sensor connector and new mechanic taped it up. June issues started when car had issues cranking until 2-4tries. When i pumped the gas while turning the key it cranked on first try. After a week of doing this car needed a jump to get going. Autozone said battery was bad,bought a new one. Also cam position sensor code came up. I purchased a new connector & cleaned the cam sensor. Car ran good two days then stalled at idle a few times on turns and while sitting at red light. Next misfire on cylinder 2/3. Replaced both ignition coils (v4), spark plugs/ wires, 1 coil connector (other coil pigtails attached w tape). Now random misfire?? Dispite valve cover gasket repair to fix oil leak, i keep getting a little oil in my cam sensor and my new connector. When i removed cam sensor there was oil on the back end that inserts into the engine, not sure if that’s normal. I also noticed oil on the very bottom ring of spark plus (part that screws in at the bottom and somewhat around the very bottom of the cylinders. I could see oil in the bottom of the pan once the spark plugs were removed. The spark plugs didn’t smell bad, changed them anyways. Rechecked two days later and slight oil at the bottom, again unsure if this… Read more »

I discovered that if i let the fuel pump kick out when i turn the ignition on and hold the acelator to the floor it will fire gight up. Any ideas.

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ProTech: Sounds like you either have low fuel pressure caused by a bad fuel pump or a plugged fuel filter. Also, check for carbon buildup in the throttle.

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