KIA Sedona (1999 - 2006) - 05 2.9 Difficult starting

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Fri 13 Nov 2009 13:57
05 2.9 Difficult starting - Felixthecat
I an having trouble starting my Kia Sedona in a morning. I have had various things checked and once warm the car starts perfectly. In the morning it turns over fairly slowly and struggles to start. The starter motor is fairly new and the battery is only a week old. I had to call out the breakdown service as the car did not start. as soon as he put his battery pack on it started within seconds so i presume the glow plugs and starter are okay. he tested the alternator and said it was charging. Could I ask;

1) does anyone have any ideas

2) could the new battery be a duff one? I have arranged for a mechanic to do a voltage drop test but would welcome any ideas.

Thanks

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 13/11/2009 at 14:01

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Fri 13 Nov 2009 15:12
05 2.9 Difficult starting - Peter D
When you had the battery replaced are you sure it was the correct one, capacity and cold cranking ampage. Regards Peter
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Fri 13 Nov 2009 15:29
05 2.9 Difficult starting - Felixthecat
Peter

Thanks for this. yes its the same output
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