Turn key not working until 10 time attempted,
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my 2003 x type's key is turned and all lights come up but no start ....reattempts 5 to 10 times and it starts, but not always and sometimes requires a jump. Was tolerable for over 1 year as it only took 3 or 4 turns on average a couple times per month. Now it is every day. Starter Batt and alternator (which is less than a year old) all test good. The cruise not available comes on sometimes once the car gets running then disappears after 5 minutes or so. I have heard that sometimes is related to low voltage, but like I said Alternator is good. Engines does sound a little rough but then smooths out..new spark plugs less than a year old. Car has 140k miles ...Have not tried spare key, car is a mechanics and they cant ID the problem..any help on this puppy that may help me ?
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How long are you cranking for?
If you are only giving the engine time to turn over briefly before releasing the ignition key and then trying again with a short cranking attempt, then just try cranking for a longer period of time (3-5 seconds) to see if it starts.
If it starts reliably but seems to require the abnormally longer cranking time, then you may have a faulty crank position sensor.
Engines will still start with a bad CPS, it just takes the ECU a longer cranking time to work out the engine position to correctly engage the sparking sequence.
If you are only giving the engine time to turn over briefly before releasing the ignition key and then trying again with a short cranking attempt, then just try cranking for a longer period of time (3-5 seconds) to see if it starts.
If it starts reliably but seems to require the abnormally longer cranking time, then you may have a faulty crank position sensor.
Engines will still start with a bad CPS, it just takes the ECU a longer cranking time to work out the engine position to correctly engage the sparking sequence.
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