-25 degrees celcius - car started!!!
12-20-04, 08:12 AM
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-25 degrees celcius - car started!!!
I would like to announce my rebourn faith in the na rotary engine. Today it was -25 degrees celcius (-13 degrees fahrenheit) outside and my car managed to start with no block heater!!! on 20w 50 oil!!! i do feel sorry for it though and wont be doing this ever again, but still its nice to know she can start in these conditions.
12-20-04, 09:54 AM
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-13 F?!?!?! OMG man its around 20 F here and I think its frickin FREEZING. My N/A decided it wasn't going to start for me last night...it always does this **** in the winter.
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12-20-04, 10:15 AM
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It should never be a problem to start in the cold. My FC ALWAYS started. Hell, my carbureted '78 1st gen always started. If your car is working properly, cold start/hot start problems should be nonexistant.
But by god, put thinner oil in there. 20W 50 is nearly solid as these temps. Hell, this morning even the 0-20 in my Insight was like syrup.
But by god, put thinner oil in there. 20W 50 is nearly solid as these temps. Hell, this morning even the 0-20 in my Insight was like syrup.
12-20-04, 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Aaron Cake
It should never be a problem to start in the cold. My FC ALWAYS started. Hell, my carbureted '78 1st gen always started. If your car is working properly, cold start/hot start problems should be nonexistant.
But by god, put thinner oil in there. 20W 50 is nearly solid as these temps. Hell, this morning even the 0-20 in my Insight was like syrup.
But by god, put thinner oil in there. 20W 50 is nearly solid as these temps. Hell, this morning even the 0-20 in my Insight was like syrup.
12-20-04, 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Aaron Cake
It should never be a problem to start in the cold. My FC ALWAYS started. Hell, my carbureted '78 1st gen always started. If your car is working properly, cold start/hot start problems should be nonexistant.
But by god, put thinner oil in there. 20W 50 is nearly solid as these temps. Hell, this morning even the 0-20 in my Insight was like syrup.
But by god, put thinner oil in there. 20W 50 is nearly solid as these temps. Hell, this morning even the 0-20 in my Insight was like syrup.
10w-30/40 is almost to thin for around here. I put nothing but 20w-50 in all year round and straight 30w when I used to have my old 626 beater, lol. One day I'm going to have to go to Canada just to see how cold it is there.
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12-20-04, 10:48 AM
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My old 88 gxl never and i mean never once not started. It only flooded once the whole time i owned it and that was cause it hadnt run in 6 months and after i pulled the injector fuse it fired right up. i used to drive it every winter out here in maryland
12-20-04, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by pd_day
Mine started up fine too in -30C ...
However, I have 10W30 with MMO in the engine.
MMO helps startup alot.
However, I have 10W30 with MMO in the engine.
MMO helps startup alot.
12-20-04, 12:37 PM
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Mine started on 0F weather yesterday. I was happy. The gearbox wouldn't shift for a while though - I suspect the 75W90 in it was basically a solid block of goo.
What's always impressed me is that my sub-beater (basically, rolling shell with an engine/transmission in it) has always started for me. Even in -10F weather, when half the town can't get their car started, this one will crank & start.
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What's always impressed me is that my sub-beater (basically, rolling shell with an engine/transmission in it) has always started for me. Even in -10F weather, when half the town can't get their car started, this one will crank & start.
-=Russ=-
12-20-04, 12:56 PM
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(if you can call 27F cold)
And then there's those crazy Alaskans... "It's not cold till it hits -40." Funny thing is, you don't need to specify scale, because -40F = -40C.
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12-20-04, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Aaron Cake
It should never be a problem to start in the cold.
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12-20-04, 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Froggmann
if you can call 27F cold
12-20-04, 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by OverDriven
You're right it shouldn't. But my N/A has right around 210,000 miles on it and the compression is not the best. I just need it last a couple more months till my TII is done.
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