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Old 01-21-2008, 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by JaySVX View Post
Put in some 5w-30. The main issue with cold starts is that folks that have 10w-40 oil in, it gets so thick and viscous that it has higher resistance for the crank shaft to move through. At least that's been my experience. I run 5w-30 full synthetic in the winter, 10w-30 full synthetic in teh summer. It was 8 degrees this morning when i left for work, and my car cranked twice, at full speed, fired, and started.
I run 5w-30 in it, this is not the problem.
The engine cranks over fine.....but doen't seem to get fuel, unless I give it throttle.
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