Hi, Guest
02-08-2007, 08:25 PM
During the last few weeks where the temperature has averaged minus 10 degrees during the day, I have had great difficulty in starting my car outside (especially when it has been sitting in the cold all day.)
It sounds like the battery and starter are doing its job. It will crank 6-7 times. The engine is trying to catch making popping sounds at very low rpm. It finally catchs and starts after severaly attempts.
It starts no problem in the morning. My car is in the garage all night.
Luckily I have access to an extention cord at work and I have plugged it into the block heater the last couple of days. It starts on the first attempt after being plugged in.
What could be the problem?
Is my exhaust freezing causing a blockage that is eventually blown out after severaly start attempts?
I have a RT highflow cat that sits below the engine after my SVT header. It is probably the low point in the exhaust system where moisture accumulates and probably freezes. Could this be the problem?
![[Image: RTcat.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/dBlast/RTcat.jpg)
It sounds like the battery and starter are doing its job. It will crank 6-7 times. The engine is trying to catch making popping sounds at very low rpm. It finally catchs and starts after severaly attempts.
It starts no problem in the morning. My car is in the garage all night.
Luckily I have access to an extention cord at work and I have plugged it into the block heater the last couple of days. It starts on the first attempt after being plugged in.
What could be the problem?
Is my exhaust freezing causing a blockage that is eventually blown out after severaly start attempts?
I have a RT highflow cat that sits below the engine after my SVT header. It is probably the low point in the exhaust system where moisture accumulates and probably freezes. Could this be the problem?
vintage 2000 malibu blue ZX3 ***SOLD***
2013 performance blue ST
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2013 performance blue ST
TEAM P.I.T.A.