F150 Starting Problem

[pulleye16]

I have a 2000 f-150 5.4L that has an intermitten starting problem. I have new spark plugs and wiring harness that are about two years old, battery was bought this past summer, alternater is less then a year old. The truck runs great after it is running so I'm thinking it's not the fuel pump and I have what sounds like a good starter as it wants to crank. Could this be something with the fuel filter? I also have one of those stupid keys that has a "chip" in it but runs off a battery. Could the battery be going dead in that?

any ideas would be great. THANKS

[SkitterPopper]

I have a 2001 F150 w/ 4.6L and the same thing happened to me last spring. It would take a extended time to turn over(3-5 seconds). Once it started it ran fine and I never had a problem running down the road. This did not happen everytime I started it but I would say 1 in every 10 starts. Well, a few months down the line the fuel pump went out. I had 110,000 miles at this point. I am not saying this is the problem, I just wanted to share as it sounds like the same thing I was going through. I hope I am wrong as it is not a cheap fix. Maybe one of the auto guys might have a few things to check. Good Luck.

[Jack Peterson]

Just replaced the fuel pump in an F-150. Sounds like the same issue.

Take it in and check it out.