Very rough start in Honda insight

[theaveng]

2006, 3 cylinder, 33,000 miles, 30 degrees

I started my Honda #2 for the first time since thanksgiving. The engine sounded really really rough. I was not happy at all, though it sounded "normal" after the temperature crawled to 4 bars. I've started plenty of cars in cold weather but they never sounded like this.
Mopar 0w-20

 

[Falken]

Maybe the oil drained back from the filter?

How is this filter mounted? Upside down or sideways?

Did you check the oil level?

Does the filter have a silicone (orange) anti-drainback valve? Are you using Honda filters?

Maybe the fuel was getting stale?

I'd make sure you have fuel stabilizer in the tank, engine oil to max mark, and a filter with a silicone ADBV installed in the future.

 

[tig1]

Probably had a valve lash adjuster or adjusters bleed down from setting that long. The engine will run rough when that happens. Had nothing to do with the oil. It takes a short while for them to pump up.

 

[eljefino]

^ +1

Saturn DOHCs get angry sounding when a lifter bleeds down too.