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Originally Posted by Irace86.2.0
If you prime the pump by turning the car on then crank it over, it is much more likely to start. If you crank it over, but don't over do it then try to start it again then it boots right up. I haven't found it a problem, even in the winter. Then again, the blend has more gasoline in the winter, so that helps. After driving the car starts right up with one to two cranks more than straight gasoline.
In some countries like Brazil, E85 cars come with a second, small gasoline tank just for cold startups.
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Yeah I do that. I don’t use my car a great deal, it’s a 2013 that’s just yesterday clicked over to 40k kms, so it sits for three days or longer in the garage between uses. My start up proc is I prime the pump for a about 5 secs, then floor the accelerator flat while I crank the engine to bring up the oil pressure. Then I let the accelerator of after about 10 - 15secs and let the car start, which it does without any issue at all. And that’s in 7 to 10 deg C as it is in Melbourne at the moment. As I said my car’s 100% e85. I may actually run a blend thru it and see what the difference in starting, running, and performance is. On straight e85 it phenomenal..