2013 Yaris Poor Starting

[oriana]

Hi

I have a 2013 yaris 1.3 sr which the other day would not start.

I called the AA who told me that the engine was flooded, he held his foot on the accelerator

While cranking the engine and after about 20 seconds it started.

He asked me if I had done a short journey and yes I moved it from one place on my drive to another so the engine was running from cold for about 1 minute and then not restarted for 24 hours which is when I had the problem.

He told me that its not uncommon for a car to to this.

I had a similar thing once in the same car when I pulled off the drive (cold engine) then stalled it that time it did start but it took a lot of turning over.

Has anyone had this problem or have any advice for me.

PS I do not touch the throttle when cranking the engine.

Many thanks

[Red Yaris 54]

The AA man was right......When you start a cold engine and switch off after a very short run the fuel system over feeds and causes it to flood.......Modern cars no longer have a "choke" to set for starting but set the fuel supply for the cold start sequence

The only way to clear a flooded fuel injected petrol engine is to crank it over with the throttle fully open to blow the fuel through.

When the engine fires up then make sure that it is run for at least 10 minutes to help warm up and prevent the start up settings re flooding the engine

[oriana]

Many thanks for replying.

I'll have to adjust my driving habits.

Thanks again