So, anyones car not start today?

[quins90lac 10+ year member]

yesterday and today when i started my car about 6-7 cranks and it fires right up normally takes it about 2-3 cranks before it starts leaky FPR it been to cold to fix it

 

[rollerdj 10+ year member]

my car turned over and started. But it was draging pretty good while turning over. My wires and father in laws cars were not that lucky. I think the womans car battery was on it's last leg anyway. This cold snap just killed it. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[mackin 10+ year member]

thank goodness for kinetik in the trunk and a brand new battery under the hood. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[rollerdj 10+ year member]

it's odd though. This is the first time in 10 years I've had this kinda problem in the winter. Global warming my ***.

 

[natisfynest 10+ year member]

mine started right up but it wasnt to cold here i think it was 3 or 4 outside (not including windchill)

 

[cobra65427289 10+ year member]

-24 here with the chill. Car started fine. Yay for ethanol already being in our gas.

 

[bds0688 10+ year member]

Started fine. Ran sluggish the first time I didn't let it warm up. After that it's been fine as long as I let it warm up.

 

[bannock 10+ year member]

Haven't started my car in 2 days and in -45 (w windchill of course) it started up without much effort.

 

[302yota 10+ year member]

mine didnt start up either, tried getting it to crank for about 10min until the battery died....i waited till this afternoon for it to be a little warmer and it fired up about as good as it would any other time...i never even charged the battery

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

my car turned over and started. But it was draging pretty good while turning over. My wires and father in laws cars were not that lucky. I think the womans car battery was on it's last leg anyway. This cold snap just killed it. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

actually heat kills batteries, the summer kills batteries, you just dont notice it till it gets really cold out and you try to pull alot of juice from a weak battery which puts out less amperage when its cold

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

garage = ftw

 

[Motley 10+ year member]

garage = ftw

+1

And if you just keep your fuel tank near full, shouldn't have any problems..

..cold as a witch's tits!!!!!

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

if some of you would run mobil 1 synthetic,it would help alot for start ups in cold weather fyi

why on earth would i pay for that crap when i can get better stuff from my work cheaper?

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

No problems thus far in Ohio and it has gotten to -19 with the windchill a couple times. I am not to far from lake Erie, so colder than most of Ohio.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

why on earth would i pay for that crap when i can get better stuff from my work cheaper?

And what would that be?