I went up there to Alberta to deliver a load of specialized cement back in 2011 (Slave Lake) and that's the coldest I've ever been.
-25C Cold start 2018 Ecoboost
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I went up there to Alberta to deliver a load of specialized cement back in 2011 (Slave Lake) and that's the coldest I've ever been.
Could that be an air injection pump (AIP) similar to the system used in my Tundra?
It pumps air into the exhaust to reduce emissions on cold start.
It pumps air into the exhaust to reduce emissions on cold start.
nope, whole tub of nope
Its just warm air meeting cold air. Normal.
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I wish there were cell phones for video about 1992. I parked my 1986 S10 Blazer 4.3 at Crawford Notch NH. Hiked up Mt. Jackson and came down quite a distance to Elephant head to winter camp. Once the temps got to -30F around 6pm I couldn't bear it (It was so cold I camped low just in case) and packed up and headed to the truck. I've never heard a more scary noise at start up. It was so drawwwwwn out and I didn't think it would start. It started and you could hear the engine struggle. Conventional oil back then. Don't remember the grade. I believe 5-30. I do remember 20 minutes or more and still freezing in the cab.
I do as well, I just didn’t know if anything was different as far as starting goes with a remote start vs turning the key
Completely normal.
My 2018 3.5 EB does the same thing when it gets cold out. Last year we had -41c and the truck fired up like a champ despite not being plugged in. I run PP 5w30 in mine simply because I got it cheap during a black friday sale at crappy tire.
FYI -41c is -41.8f. It's friggin cold and that's when you realize that the remote start is a thing of beauty!
Neil
My 2018 3.5 EB does the same thing when it gets cold out. Last year we had -41c and the truck fired up like a champ despite not being plugged in. I run PP 5w30 in mine simply because I got it cheap during a black friday sale at crappy tire.
FYI -41c is -41.8f. It's friggin cold and that's when you realize that the remote start is a thing of beauty!
Neil
it probably is on the rich side as evaporation might be a bit slow
Me too low. Regards
Looks more like a blown head gasket to me. Had a Caddy Northstar that did the same thing.
Is that air temperature or (bogus
) wind chill temperature ?We get cold temperatures here but nothing that low (we can see below-zero F frequently) and cold starts typically aren't anything more than 1-3 seconds longer cranking than normal. Is that about the same for you ?
-25C is -13F-we get temps that cold here, about once in a blue moon. That start wasn't bad, the cloud coming from the exhaust was normal, that's water vapor condensing from the catalytic converter.Is that air temperature or (bogus
We get cold temperatures here but nothing that low (we can see below-zero F frequently) and cold starts typically aren't anything more than 1-3 seconds longer cranking than normal. Is that about the same for you ?
Oh yeah, I meant we don't get that cold routinely. 0º F or dipping into the negatives is normal though..... I don't put much value in the hyped-up wind chill values that the news/weather folks get all glommy-and-doomy over.
Yeap, seemed completely fine and normal.
No that was actual outside temperature. Probably get another 20 degrees colder before winter is over.Is that air temperature or (bogus
We get cold temperatures here but nothing that low (we can see below-zero F frequently) and cold starts typically aren't anything more than 1-3 seconds longer cranking than normal. Is that about the same for you ?
I'll try and get a video when its -40ish. Even with block heater plugged in they still sound bad
