You know what, I bet the battery can't take that cold :) Next time you should pull the battery and bring it indoors if you aren't going to drive it for a bit.
Glad to know it's running great now. From what I heard in the video, the bitter temps made the engine impossible to start. Happens to everyone. That happened to me as well back in January. One day, it was so cold out, my car (which is an '07 Ford Taurus SE) did the same thing your car did in the video. Tried several times to turn over, but to no avail. Actually, mine had started earlier in the day, but shortly later on, the nasty cold got to it. My mom gave me a jump the next day, and it was ok.
Thank you for writing. I can tell you've experienced upstate NY cold. Many people don't understand how bitter it can get. Plus wind and frigid temperatures will certainly make a battery die. Glad your Mom got it going the next day.
Thank you, everyone for the feedback. It's running now, thankfully. It was so cold here. However, after the battery incident, I needed a catalitic converter. Seven-hundred dollars later, it's doing well.
Plus a lot of ECUs mate have a special startup mode by which they will try and inject more mixture than what they ordinarily would if you give it a little gas while starting. About halfway through the pedal travel. It is a similar "program" to what it would do if you cranked it while keeping the pedal floored in the case it was flooded. In that case it would reduce the volume of mixture going in in an attempt to de-flood the engine.
it does make a difference to some out of tune cars. It doesnt squirt the fuel it would normally do in a carburetted car as it moves no accelerator pump and you have really no direct control on the mixture in a fuel injected vehicle but on some occasions it did make a difference as if it is to the point of catching an and immediately stalling you might "catch" it and rev it up.
did you pump the gas pedal? even with newer cars when it gets below zero you need to pump them 3-5 times. btw i am from albany NY area
dhw314 1 year ago
@dhw314 You're not supposed to pump the gas in a fuel injected car; it will do no good.
wootness3000 10 months ago
You know what, I bet the battery can't take that cold :) Next time you should pull the battery and bring it indoors if you aren't going to drive it for a bit.
JohnnyGTR34 1 year ago
You should do some pedal pumping vids and make some money...
canals22 2 years ago
Hi, Diane!
What kind of vehicle was this that you were trying to start and what year was the car?
Thanks!
-Matt
Matto2t 2 years ago
Hi, Matt,
It's a '99 Hyundai Elantra. It had been out for days in 20 below weather. After a jump start it was just fine. Thankfully.
Now, it's running like a charm.
Diane
DianeBoylan 2 years ago
Glad to know it's running great now. From what I heard in the video, the bitter temps made the engine impossible to start. Happens to everyone. That happened to me as well back in January. One day, it was so cold out, my car (which is an '07 Ford Taurus SE) did the same thing your car did in the video. Tried several times to turn over, but to no avail. Actually, mine had started earlier in the day, but shortly later on, the nasty cold got to it. My mom gave me a jump the next day, and it was ok.
Matto2t 2 years ago
Dear Matt,
Thank you for writing. I can tell you've experienced upstate NY cold. Many people don't understand how bitter it can get. Plus wind and frigid temperatures will certainly make a battery die. Glad your Mom got it going the next day.
Regards,
Diane
DianeBoylan 2 years ago
I will statrt thinking and reading before i open mouth and insert foot
gunn12fan 2 years ago
LOL well I had that coming that comment was unintended
gunn12fan 2 years ago
Thank you. No hard feelings.
DianeBoylan 2 years ago
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gunn12fan 2 years ago
revv the ca rpleaseeeeeeeeeeee
jorgexportugal 2 years ago
you have a lovely voice too:)
wish you could revv the car so that we could ear and see your adrenaline revving scenes:)
jorgexportugal 2 years ago
Thank you, everyone for the feedback. It's running now, thankfully. It was so cold here. However, after the battery incident, I needed a catalitic converter. Seven-hundred dollars later, it's doing well.
DianeBoylan 3 years ago
ouch!! a catalytic converter as well? That IS rather costly :P
ppjim20033 3 years ago
set the battery on fire
TiffBabe07 3 years ago
Plus a lot of ECUs mate have a special startup mode by which they will try and inject more mixture than what they ordinarily would if you give it a little gas while starting. About halfway through the pedal travel. It is a similar "program" to what it would do if you cranked it while keeping the pedal floored in the case it was flooded. In that case it would reduce the volume of mixture going in in an attempt to de-flood the engine.
ppjim20033 3 years ago
try pumping the gas up a bit Diane. Is it helping at all?
ppjim20033 3 years ago
pumping the gas makes no difference on a fuel-injected vehicle.
ZackMcLeish13 3 years ago
it does make a difference to some out of tune cars. It doesnt squirt the fuel it would normally do in a carburetted car as it moves no accelerator pump and you have really no direct control on the mixture in a fuel injected vehicle but on some occasions it did make a difference as if it is to the point of catching an and immediately stalling you might "catch" it and rev it up.
ppjim20033 3 years ago
true.
ZackMcLeish13 3 years ago