| It is a cold Melbourne morning. Your feet are | | | | consistency when exposed to very low |
| freezing, your scarf is so tight you feel as though | | | | temperatures. The oil then may my not properly |
| you are strangling yourself and your fingers will | | | | circulate in the car engine. |
| not work because they are blue and cold. You | | | | But oil is not the only problem, as car batteries |
| slide into the front seat behind the wheel and turn | | | | are affected too by cold weather. Since batteries |
| the key. Nothing happens. Well it is winter! Now | | | | function through chemical reactions, cold weather |
| what do you do? Call the car repair shop? Buy a | | | | can severely hamper those necessary chemical |
| new, better car? Or you can do few simple things | | | | reactions, making it hard for you to start your |
| to prevent this happening. | | | | car. You end up starting the engine futilely as the |
| Starting a car with a cold engine is easier said | | | | batteries struggle to spark a chemical reaction. |
| than done, and there are times it can be a real | | | | When these three difficulties occur at once, then |
| frustration particularly if you live in the hills or | | | | it becomes clear that you really won't be able to |
| areas that get exceptionally cold. Getting late for | | | | start your car anymore. What to do then? |
| work, missing deadlines, not being able to drive | | | | Spray ether into the engine to help evaporate the |
| the kids to school: these are just some of the | | | | petrol quickly and help your engine to start. Opt |
| things that happen when your car refuses to | | | | for thin synthetic oil which has better resistance |
| start due to cold engine. How to avoid this from | | | | from coagulating in the cold. Also, park your |
| happening? | | | | vehicle inside a garage where it's warm and |
| Cold weather will come; that's for sure and | | | | sheltered. Leaving it out in the cold is a sure-fire |
| inevitable. The trick is to not let cold engines stop | | | | way to deaden your engine. Never miss a family |
| you from driving your car without hassles. | | | | or business apointment again! |
| Firstly, because cold weather affects liquid | | | | Then again, if you really hate your car and it |
| evaporation. When it is cold, petrol evaporates | | | | seems to be causing you more headaches than |
| less, making it more difficult to burn. By the time | | | | you need, why not search Search through |
| petrol burns sufficiently, it is already too burnt for | | | | thousands of cars for sale and post an ad for |
| the car to use properly. | | | | your car on the market with the private listings |
| Secondly, a cold engine might have problems in | | | | service. To list your vehicle quickly and easily, |
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| weather. Oil, just like any liquid, changes | | | | |