1993 Oldsmobile Silhouette Owner's Manual - Page 64

Features & Controls Starting Your Engine (CONT.) 1. Don't push the accelerator pedal before starting your engine. In some other vehicles you might need to do this, but because of your vehicle's computer systems, you don't. ~ ~ Holding your key in Start for longer.than 15 seconds at a til will cause your batteryto be draified much sooner. And the excessiveheat can damage your starter motor. : .~ ~. :- 2. Turn your ignitionkey to Start. When the engine starts, go of the let key. The idle speed will go down as your engine gets warm. 62 3.1 Liter V6 (Code D) Engine: 3800 V6 (Code L) Engine: 3.If it doesn't start right away, hold 3. If it doesn't start right away, hold your key in Start. If it doesn't start in your key in Start for about three seconds at a time until your engine three seconds (or starts but then starts. Wait about 15 seconds between stops), push the accelerator pedal about one-quarter of the way down each try to help avoid draining your battery. for 12 more seconds, or until it starts. 4. If your engine still won't start (or 4. If your engine still won't start (or starts but thenstops), it could be starts but thenstops), it could be flooded with too much gasoline. Try flooded with too much gasoline. Try pushing your accelerator pedal the all this: way to the floor and holdingit there Wait 15 seconds to let the starter as you hold the key in Start for about motor cool down. Then push your acceleratorpedal all the way to the 1 three seconds. If the vehiclestarts briefly but then stops again, do the floor. Hold it there. Then hold the same thing, but this time keep the key in Start. This clears the extra pedal down for fiveor six seconds. gasoline from the engine. When the This clears the extra gasoline from engine starts, let go of the key and the engine. After waiting about15 the accelerator pedal. If the engine seconds, repeat the normal starting still doesn't start, wait another 15 procedure. seconds and do step4 again.