Recently my 89 GTA is having trouble starting with relative ease. It takes a few seconds of cranking and even after it starts there's a puff of smoke and I can smell gas. What could be my problem? Not enough gas? Clogged fuel filter by chance? I run 93 octane all the time and occasionally put lucas fuel injector treatment in every now and then when I run the tank almost empty.

 

Check plugs, if you have strong spark, fuel pressure before and after the key is turned on.

 

Okay. I'll pull a few plugs and check them out. And yes, the car has no trouble once started. It runs fine with no hesitation or sputtering.

 

Could be failed fuel pump relay. When it goes bad, there is an oil pressure switch that is hooked up in parallel to the relay. The switch will close when oil pressure is present, then provides power to the pump. Takes a few seconds of cranking to build enough oil pressure to close the switch. Does the fuel pump run for 2 seconds with the key turned to run? If it does then the relay should be ok.

 

I do hear a 'whirring' sound when I first turn the key.

 

I'm having the same problem. How did this resolve?

 

hey men did u ever solve ur problem ,i just bough a camaro n im having a no power injector issue?

 

Power to injectors or lack of injector pulse ?
you should start a new thread this ones dead.
Year and efi system will help diagnose.