Why car hard to start when cold

Here's some FYI on your situation. When you turn the switch on, all sensors are activated. One sensor is the cold start switch/temperature sending unit. When working properly, the sensor will send a pulse to the computer telling it to put the engine into cold start mode. Once this is done, a bit more fuel is added to the normal amount to the cylinders and the throttle is advanced slightly making the engine idle a bit faster for the extra fuel coming in. The engine is running to warm-up and the sensor then tells the computer to set the engine back to normal run mode. Once the engine is warm, the sensor is not being used for cold start mode. It will start right up and run smoothly. Now, since your truck is hard to start when cold, first thing you should check is the temperature sending unit wire connection first. if that connection is good, replace the temperature sending unit/sensor, and you'll be good to go. That's a simple repair that must be done when it gets hard to start when cold.

Could you supply a little more info . What is ment by hard to start ? When you turn the key the engine cranks ok but won't start right away ? Or the engine doesn't spin ?

Before you start it cold, prime the fuel pump twice or three times. Lets make sure you have adequate pressure.

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FICV
fast idle control valve
and a price problem
not hard to replace but a $200 part

have your battery tested.











TIM.........

there are many possibilities, but the NUMBER ONE cause of cold start (and run) problems is a restricted fuel filter. has it ever been changed?

Ok, time for car school. The vehicle is operated by the computer, every electrical concept that is. When the engine is cold, it starts fine because the computer has placed it in "cold start mode", putting more fuel into the engine than normally would until Once the engine is warmed up, a temperature sending unit or temp sensor tells the computer to change to normal run mode. IF said temp sensor is faulty and is not telling the computer to make said change, it stays in cold start mode, still dumping excess fuel in the engine that is now not required, cause it's warmed up. Like keeping the choke closed on older vehicles. Now I think you can answer your own question, when this no start action is happening after warm up and it always starts fine when cold, what's the first thing you check ? Right, the unsuspected temp sensor. Change that and no more start problem. Have a wonderful day. Glad I could be of service.

try checkin your idle air control. most of the time it is a vacuumn line going into intake.pull it off and if the car revs up dont worry, it wont hurt it. if it does simply put it back on, if it dies you have a bad vacumn.

swng,
1) Is the service engine soon light ever on when engine is running?
2) Per your description I would look at the ECT sending unit. It sends coolant temperature information the the Engine Control Module for proper fuel delivery for cold engine start. It may have lost its calibration.
Let me know.
Regards,

It almost sounds to me like your EGR valve is full of carbon and not able to open properly so your engine is running rich.