hi,

so i've noticed that my honda civic is cranking more and more before starting. the cranking is at a normal speed. I first noticed it would crank twice and some times three times if left over night. But recently i've noticed it cranking 4 or more times. I just recently replaced the fuel filter before it started taking 4 or more cranks. Could my fuel pressure be bad due to changing the filter? could the battery be going bad? alternator? starter? distributor? It has also seemed to be cranking more with the cold.

it still starts but i'd like to correct it before i am left stranded somewhere.

 

Any car will become harder to start the colder it gets. It's a combination of slower vaporization of the gasoline and lower output from the battery.

 

could it be due to low fuel pressure? i noticed that after i changed the fuel filter there was a small amount of leakage coming from the top of the filter between the banjo fitting and the filter. but the leakage is so small and it might just be due to the fact that i changed the filter and that was a little bit that got out.