Our mx-3 starts great when its not cold out. Now that its much colder (-20C right now) even when the car is plugged in, it's not starting well...as if it wasn't plugged in at all. Last year it worked fine. Any suggestions?
Thanks guys
Problem with block heater?
Considering that it was fine last year, a few ideas/suggestions:
1) Make sure that your block heater is actually working. Should hear some fizzling/gurgling from the engine block shortly after it is plugged in.
2) Make sure that your battery is still in good shape (if it is getting 'tired', it may not have sufficient power to turn the engine over when it gets cold outside).
3) I found that synthetic oil made a huge difference (I live in Ottawa - gets down to -30's C in the dead of winter). Since going with synthetic, my MX-3 starts with relative ease even when I forget (i.e., too lazy) to plug it in.
4) I'm assuming that you have 5W30 in your car and not a 'thicker' summer oil (like 10W30 or something to that effect)...
5) Pray for a 4 month continuous chinook... LOL
I hope that this proves to be of some assistance.
1) Make sure that your block heater is actually working. Should hear some fizzling/gurgling from the engine block shortly after it is plugged in.
2) Make sure that your battery is still in good shape (if it is getting 'tired', it may not have sufficient power to turn the engine over when it gets cold outside).
3) I found that synthetic oil made a huge difference (I live in Ottawa - gets down to -30's C in the dead of winter). Since going with synthetic, my MX-3 starts with relative ease even when I forget (i.e., too lazy) to plug it in.
4) I'm assuming that you have 5W30 in your car and not a 'thicker' summer oil (like 10W30 or something to that effect)...
5) Pray for a 4 month continuous chinook... LOL
I hope that this proves to be of some assistance.
5) Pray for a 4 month continuous chinook... LOL
awesome...lol, I wish
the guy I work with used to be a mechanic...he told me some things it could be before I read this reply, so we brought out an ohm reader, and foudn out it was the cord itself, so I'll buy another block heater and just use the cord it looks like. Thanks anyways tho
awesome...lol, I wish
the guy I work with used to be a mechanic...he told me some things it could be before I read this reply, so we brought out an ohm reader, and foudn out it was the cord itself, so I'll buy another block heater and just use the cord it looks like. Thanks anyways tho
