Hey Guys,
I've read through a few similar posts but was hoping for some help with my cold start problem. I live in Minneapolis, where it can stay below freezing for a couple weeks.
Starting at around -5 C, I gotta keep the key cranked for a while or turn it over a few times to get the engine going and it gets really smoky. Anywhere under -15 C it just won't turn on. Used to have the car on the West Coast, so obviously these problems weren't showing up then. I switched to 5W40 oil, started adding anti-gel, and swapped the batteries. All of that helped -- it used to have trouble at higher temps than where its at now --- but I've seen some of you are running yours at temps twice as low without any block heaters or the works.
I'm attaching a couple videos, one of the dash and one outside. I'd appreciate everyone's help.
(In the video it stutters a bit -- that's cuz I was giving it gas.)
I've read through a few similar posts but was hoping for some help with my cold start problem. I live in Minneapolis, where it can stay below freezing for a couple weeks.
Starting at around -5 C, I gotta keep the key cranked for a while or turn it over a few times to get the engine going and it gets really smoky. Anywhere under -15 C it just won't turn on. Used to have the car on the West Coast, so obviously these problems weren't showing up then. I switched to 5W40 oil, started adding anti-gel, and swapped the batteries. All of that helped -- it used to have trouble at higher temps than where its at now --- but I've seen some of you are running yours at temps twice as low without any block heaters or the works.
I'm attaching a couple videos, one of the dash and one outside. I'd appreciate everyone's help.
(In the video it stutters a bit -- that's cuz I was giving it gas.)