# 2008 Kia often fails to start right away

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-kia-often-fails-to-start-right-away/53882>\
**Category:** Power/Fuel\
**Tags:** spectra, start, kia, gasoline\
**Created:** [August 20, 2010, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-kia-often-fails-to-start-right-away/53882 "2010-08-20T23:13:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jalcott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a183cd/32.png) [@jalcott](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jalcott)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-kia-often-fails-to-start-right-away/53882/1 "2010-08-20T23:13:39Z")

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Sometimes I can’t get my 2008 Kia to start for several minutes. It is a fuel issue. It works great at the dealership.

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**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2010, 1:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-kia-often-fails-to-start-right-away/53882/2 "2010-08-21T01:11:12Z")

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How do you know it is a fuel issue? Does the engine crank over but it just won’t fire up?

If it cranks over, then try this: turn the key to on - not to where it cranks, just to where the dash light come on. Listen for a little 2-3 second hum. Turn it back off…then back to on…hum…then off…on…hum…etc. Do that about 5-10 times. Then crank it. If it starts right up, then you probably have a bad check valve in the fuel pump. The remedy is to replace the pump.

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**Author:** ![jalcott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a183cd/32.png) [@jalcott](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jalcott)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2010, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-kia-often-fails-to-start-right-away/53882/3 "2010-08-21T19:06:10Z")

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Thankyou, I will try that.