ITS COLD!

[mEtH]

:hoho :hoho

It is dang cold outside now. This evening -15 but will feel like -26
Oh and tomorrow when I start my new job downtown where I was planning on walking to work from the station, it is going to be -19 FEELING LIKE -31!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CRAZY!!!!


Lets go wash our cars :p

[triplezoom]

Word of caution: dont go fueling without gloves

just went to sunoco to fuel up tank, couldnt feel my fingers after the guage hit 5L. :(
this coldness sux major ass.

[MZ3_GS]

Coldness makes your car FASTER! :p

[MazdaTree]

my car was parked outside @ work from 2:30-10:30 when i was done and started my car it hesitated a little then started

[majic]

Originally posted by triplezoom


Word of caution: dont go fueling without gloves

just went to sunoco to fuel up tank, couldnt feel my fingers after the guage hit 5L. :(
this coldness sux major ass.

i second that and don\'t bother trying to wipe the windows.. the squeege was stuck frozen in the bucket..

[mEtH]

My car was sitting out side since last night until about 7 tonight and I started it with the weirdest noises I have heard from the engine. It struggled for a couple seconds and then turned over and reved to almost 3k rpms and then down to 2 and gradually worked its way down. I let it warm up for atleast 15 minutes and it still at just above the C.

Brrrr.....!

[MZ3_GS]

I guess no one bought the block heater? Or is it even an option?

Anyways the weird sound is the started trying to crank with a low voltage battery. Cold temps Kill the battery.

[///M]

Ahhh...I\'m in San Francisco wearing a t-shirt...great weather here! :p Back to the cold in 2 days. :(

[MajesticBlueNTO]

Originally posted by methodyst

I let it warm up for atleast 15 minutes and it still at just above the C.

Brrrr.....!

an engine under no load (i.e. idling after start-up) does not warm up as quickly as one under load (i.e. driving around easily).

5 minutes idling after start-up in this weather is good enough before driving off.

[MajesticBlueNTO]

repost:

it\'s -24C outside with a wind chill of -36C right now.

my car was sitting for 3 hours, interior temp of -18C...car started fine, turned the heat and fan all the way up...sat for 2 minutes while i made a phone call then took off, and within 5 minutes the car was up to normal operating temp on the temp gauge.

heater was blowing nice hot air and by the time i got home at 3am (20 minute drive), the interior thermometer read +10C ...that\'s a DELTA of 28C ...looks like my heater is working fine :p

[majic]

umm.. mods? thread merging perhaps.. :p

i see bluntman is here.. come to our rescue!!! :D

[bluntman]

OK, fine...

Continue here please:

Another cold thread (http://www.torontomazda3.com/forum/read.php?TID=1331#17953)