does anyone else's car hate the cold?
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does anyone else's car hate the cold?
well its that time of the year when it gets cold as s*** and me and my car both hate it! i was just wondering if anyone else's car gets pissed off this time of the year? personally my car hates it! the dash lights don't work until the car gets warmed up, the door takes a few times to shut, 2nd gear does not like to be shifted into at first, and it does not like to go anywhere in the snow regardless if i spent $200 on rough treads! just wondering if anyone else has fun little problems that arise only during the winter?
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my car hates the cold (and by cold i mean 50degrees f) but its not to bad, the only problem is when i start to use the headlights.
but let me tell you about summer time for my car...
but let me tell you about summer time for my car...
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Well, so far Lucy has handled operating in November/December cold with aplomb. Fascinatingly, she operates a bit better in the cold. Most mornings I fire her up and the AWS doesn't kick-in!
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my Janette has been good too me in cold weather, the only problem or thing that bothers me is my engine warms up before my exhaust does so for the first couple blocks the exhaust sounds weak but after that it purrs so nice. but to be honest usually Colorado is freezing by now but in Denver we have yet to even see snow that sticks to the ground. oh well for DD my fc =) i was driving with my windows down and roof open today
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my car has been good to me in the cold for yrs. Only now its hard to start in the cold cause i removed emmissions n stuff. But after its warmed up it give me no problems at all.
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yeah you are correct it has its little problems here and there but i bought the car when i was 16 and naive not knowing it had a salvage title, but i had to have a 7 and so i bought the first over priced one i found. i'm going to do a overhaul on it and fix everything wrong with it and much more after i get into the army and get some steady cash though.
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mine loves it! sure it takes a couple minutes of slow driving before it warms up, but it IS faster
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Most of the "my car hates the cold" type problems are emissions related as Lonewolfrx pointed out. The thermowax/ accelerated warmup are commonly butchered for the sake of "performance" along with the BAC.
If your BAC is not functioning it should probably be the first thing you fix, manual idle FTL.
The lights not working (idiot lights) are the result of either the unit itself, or the CPU needing to be resoldered. As a matter of fact, just about everything electronic in the FC needs to be resoldered.
Have you changed/checked your trans fluid? Not sure how long you've had the car be the PO might have used some 85-140 oil in there...just sayin, stranger things have happened.
RWD sports cars don't like snow.
If your BAC is not functioning it should probably be the first thing you fix, manual idle FTL.
The lights not working (idiot lights) are the result of either the unit itself, or the CPU needing to be resoldered. As a matter of fact, just about everything electronic in the FC needs to be resoldered.
Have you changed/checked your trans fluid? Not sure how long you've had the car be the PO might have used some 85-140 oil in there...just sayin, stranger things have happened.
RWD sports cars don't like snow.
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yeah.. well i had a bridgeport na before and when it went i swapped in an s5 motor. i had no emissions rack or bac to use when i got it. so i just put in the motor with out em. Sucks starting up in the morning but its my daily. About 6-7 yrs of daily driving through heat, rain and snow. I only drive rwd cars cause i got so used to driving them.
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Just yesterday it was 18 deg. out, my car started up perfect, the only problem is the trans fluid is kinda weak (previous owner) so it take's a second for it to not wanna make weird sounds going in to second gear. I'm betting if you change your trans fluid to a decent quality it will act a little better when shifting when cold. I'm 99% sure that's what my problem is. best of luck!
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Once she starts up and it may not be as easy but she always does(even as it has gotten to 19* here in NC) she will hold a idle once the engine temp hits 104*, which usually means pedaling it around 1000 for 2-3 minutes. I have a speed3 for a DD so this car hasn't served that function in years.
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