LPG Car: Starting Issues

Arvi95 · 3rd July 2015, 03:03

Hello all!
Recently my dad's 2006 Accent GLE, which was converted to LPG a few years ago, started giving us trouble while starting. The LPG kit is programmed to start the car in petrol and switch over to LPG automatically. After the conversion, the car was rarely driven on petrol. Soon it started developing problems while starting but nonetheless it use to fire up after cranking for a few seconds, and once in LPG, the car would show no problems at all. But as of late the car refuses to start in Petrol and we have to manually start it in LPG every time. I think it might be a clogged fuel filter, but I'm worried the problem might be more serious, with the fuel pump or injectors. What are your thoughts on this?

1self · 3rd July 2015, 07:23

Your injectors are clogged. Get them cleaned. Also, do drive the car every now & then on petrol to keep your injectors clean & fuel in your tank fresh otherwise it will let you down when you need it the most.

.anshuman · 3rd July 2015, 10:03

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Originally Posted by 1self

Your injectors are clogged. Get them cleaned. Also, do drive the car every now & then on petrol to keep your injectors clean & fuel in your tank fresh otherwise it will let you down when you need it the most.

Spot on. Same issue bugged my car some 10 years back, when i had a Accent LPG, Injector cleaning fixed the issue.

Arvi95 · 3rd July 2015, 10:12

I guess I should go ahead and find a good mechanic to handle it.

Another problem I've noticed with the car is that it hesitates and coughs under hard acceleration. Is this down to the LPG kit being out of tune? By the way, it's not a sequential kit, it's a single point injection kit.

Ketan T · 3rd July 2015, 10:44

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Originally Posted by .anshuman

Spot on. Same issue bugged my car some 10 years back, when i had a Accent LPG, Injector cleaning fixed the issue.

My dad had faced the same issue with his Accent. Injector cleaning fixed it. You should also check if the Air Filter is clean.

3rd July 2015, 03:03	#1
Arvi95 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: BLR \| COK Posts: 28 Thanked: 29 Times	LPG Car: Starting Issues Hello all! Recently my dad's 2006 Accent GLE, which was converted to LPG a few years ago, started giving us trouble while starting. The LPG kit is programmed to start the car in petrol and switch over to LPG automatically. After the conversion, the car was rarely driven on petrol. Soon it started developing problems while starting but nonetheless it use to fire up after cranking for a few seconds, and once in LPG, the car would show no problems at all. But as of late the car refuses to start in Petrol and we have to manually start it in LPG every time. I think it might be a clogged fuel filter, but I'm worried the problem might be more serious, with the fuel pump or injectors. What are your thoughts on this?
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3rd July 2015, 07:23	#2
1self BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 629 Thanked: 335 Times View My Garage	re: LPG Car: Starting Issues Your injectors are clogged. Get them cleaned. Also, do drive the car every now & then on petrol to keep your injectors clean & fuel in your tank fresh otherwise it will let you down when you need it the most.
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3rd July 2015, 10:12	#4
Arvi95 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: BLR \| COK Posts: 28 Thanked: 29 Times	re: LPG Car: Starting Issues I guess I should go ahead and find a good mechanic to handle it. Another problem I've noticed with the car is that it hesitates and coughs under hard acceleration. Is this down to the LPG kit being out of tune? By the way, it's not a sequential kit, it's a single point injection kit.
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