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Originally Posted by cleeves
Check fuel injectors. Sounds like my car - got it with 133K. It would barely hit 60. With new injectors, it does 90 with far less oil burn.
Does it smoke? Does it knock after it's warmed up? Those are both indicators. Also check throttle linkage (unrelated to injectors). Make sure you can really open it up when you're on the pedal. It's possible that the hard start is caused from myriad issues - injectors, valve adjustment, and glow plugs.
Henry C.
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I saw a vid from Kent saying that bad injectors can lower life - damage compression. Said that if they squirt instead of spray, still runs, but will wash oil off the cylinder walls.
My thought is that low mileage doesn't necessarily mean all components are in great shape. I did the math, 10 miles a day, every day would yield about 135K. Every start up is going to give some wear and tear. Pretty sure that highway mileage will still make for wear and tear but of course the conventional wisdom is that highway miles are less wear and tear than city miles. I think it spent it's entire life in Eugene, not a huge town, no salted roads. So a 10 mile a day average is not unreasonable.