Well that is the weird thing, the engine would be pretty cool I would have thought (for an engine anyway). If it was temperature related would it not occur when the engine is turned off and started again a shot time later?

A video of the issue (although this is not as bad as it has been, it can sometimes take 6-7 seconds to start). Just for information the car is cool in the morning and started fine. However this was taken after work where it has been sitting in the sun for a good 8 hours. Drove home and went to two ...

Forgot to add that if it is just short trips, the car starts fine each time.

Hi Guys. Wonder if anyone could shed any light on my X3 starting issue? I have the 3.0i 2004 X3 and it seems a few weeks ago I started to get an occasional starting issue. The car has not failed to start yet, but it seems to be taking longer to crank (as in normally you turn the key and it fires up ...