how to start car on cold days?

Question

help!
i cant get my car started on cold days. it just sounds like an awful dry cough and wont even get colse to starting.
what can i do?

Answer 1

Buy a new battery with more turning power.

Answer 2

Not one person asked if it is fuel injected or does it have a carb or is it a diesel, you can not help a person without knowing more, all three that I mentioned all start differently when cold. I am going to bet it is fuel injected and if all mechanical and electrical are good, you should be able to start your car very easy. Do not use starting fluids if you have never had any kind of experience with it, you can cause so much damage if not done right. Depending where you are living, like me from upper MN., most of us that have our cars parked outside at night or day, we have a engine block heater installed so we can plug it in and when it is time to take off, we unplug the car and get in and the car turns over and starts like it was 70 deg. out. Like I said, give us more information and people can help you much better.

Answer 3

it could be that the choke is not working the choke enriches the petrol/air mixture as in a cold engine some petrol condenses onto the cylinder wall, try a couple of pumps on the accelerator pedal just prior to trying to start then rev it at about 1200rpm next l would look at the rotor arm a spray of wd 40 can work wonders...next maybe replace the spark plugs...some cars like renault 5 have winter settings....

Answer 4

I used to have an old Vauxhall Nova which did the same thing. I found that pushing the accelerator down as you turn the key to start worked, then keep the revs up for approx ten seconds to keep it going once it kicks into life. Just be careful not to do it for too long or you risk flooding the engine!

Answer 5

Buy a new, fresh battery, old one may not have enough good cells to give it the power the starter needs. See about getting a block heater for it. Sometimes just keeping the oil warmer in the winter can help your cold starts. Thats why semi's have block heaters for winter while motor is shut down.
Go to your local auto-zone they will usually check your system for free, IE: Battery, alternater, starter (starting system)

Answer 6

pump the gas a few times but not enough to flood the car and try starting it. If not you may just need a new starter. They are not that expensive. I use to have an old car that did that and changing the starter worked for me. I believe it was a duralast gold starter. Also see check the battery.

Answer 7

I lived in Anchorage for 3 years, and we even had approximately 4 weeks of -30F climate at one factor. Like others have suggested, a minute or 2 for the oil to start circulating. I drove a ninety one prizm with over 100k on it like this, and it became positive till somebody desperate to do some front end artwork for me at an intersection. in case you reside someplace quite chilly, you may get a block heater and depart it plugged in.

Answer 8

Have a tune up by a reputable garage. You probably need new plugs and a few adjustments. Maybe new plug wires. If the plugs are fouled or worn out it will run rough and fail to start on cold days.

Answer 9

Have you had your car c hecked? OIl changed? Tune UP? Trans checked? Your car should start without any issue if you maintain the vehicle and make the appropriate adjustments. WHen it gets cold, it won't be a problem. Anti freeze check????

Answer 10

he sound is probably the starter trying to start the engine but can't get it done. Probably the battery is not putting out enough cold cranking amps. If its an old battery it probably needs to be replaced.

Answer 11

Spray all the electrics and the distributor with a water proofing, 'engine-start' spray. Cover the battery terminals with Vaseline. Brr mm Brrmm!!