Rough idle solely at start up?

[BustedBoat]

As far as my own novice eyes saw there are no tears. Thanks for reminding me, there are times dependent on just how rough the start up was, there can be a rather strong smell of fuel. I honestly cannot say where it is coming from. But I can smell it from inside the car. 2. I would very much appreciate being walked through this. 3. Honestly not sure how I can tell if my starter is going bad? Like I mentioned earlier it is not always like that, there are times where it starts perfect. Also I should note, that if it starts bad...I can turn off the car and turn it back on normally.

[echo46]

After you shut the car off, wait five minutes then open the hood and smell around the fuel rail. Let me know what the results.

[BustedBoat]

I didn't smell anything out of the ordinary. I did have the engine cover on. Not sure if thay will make too much of a difference but all I smelled was hot engine :D

[echo46]

I think DW mentioned this above but you may have a fuel delivery issue. You need to check the fuel pressure at the rail. Maybe clogged filter or a clog in the gas line?

[wertyu78]

Are you experiencing any coolant loss?

[BustedBoat]

Okay I will hunt down a fuel pressure gauge. A friend had lent me one but it wasn't working right. I did at one point but it was because of a stupid mistake I had made, and it was fixed within a day. Definitely not related to the problem.

[BustedBoat]

Hey everyone back at it again. I've been juggling school among other things, but I have once again attempted to attack the problem that's been eluding me since I first got the car. Let me first start by going over what the problem is in more detail; start up takes very long, it cranks and cranks. After start up car makes a "clunking" uneven noise. After delivering some gas, car idles normally. There is a very powerful and pungent smell of gasoline, so I am starting up incredibly rich.

Now things I have replaced to tackle this issue. Firstly no codes of value came up when I last checked in the fall/winter. Fuel pump has been replaced as of last summer, fuel filter was replaced about 20k ago. Spark plugs about 15k, battery last summer. I swapped my Icv with a friends and the problem didn't improve at all. No sight of boot tears either. Any help would be awesome!