now its winter, well almost whats the best that you can do for your HONDA during during these cold months? anti freeze, oil, brakes, anti-freeze gas when u fill up ...basic stufff!!

 

anyone have any old man winter tips?


i guess, making sure the car is warmed up is a must!

 

make sure your anti-freeze is ok, make sure you use 50/50 mix so it doesn't freeze. i switch to 5w-30 oil for winter. get some snow tires. make sure to keep the car as clean as you can, road salt. even if it gets dirty the next day, get the salt off the car and out of all the hidden areas.

 

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Also if you haven't done a radiator flush, do it.....it will help out in the long run. Also now is a good time to see if your heater works and temp gauge works (thermostat) do a check of all pumps hoses and belt, nothing is worse than being assed-out on the side of the road due to a blown radiator hose. If any of your hoses look "weathered" or cracked but not all the way through, replace them just because its a good idea, they will burst open soon, and they are cheap to replace. Make sure your tires are rotated and have good pressure and balanced and make sure you have a ice scraper in your car along with a blanket and water. ya never know.

 

Its a very good ifear too switch to 5w-30 motor oil unless your an FI car. Just makes sure the car is warmed up before you commence beating on it.

 

Warming up the car is a waste of time and fuel. Warms up much faster driving, just take it easy on the throttle until it's fully warmed up and your good to go.

 

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i guess the techical term is driving under light load, but if you live in place where is snow like a ****, i suggest give it a time before "getting on it"

 

indeed

 

well...... at least wait a minute or 2 before u go, my 98 accord is a Bi*chh to get into 1st when the engine's cold. does anyone else have that problem??

 

very important is, try to keep your gas tank pretty full all the time, cuz with the cold it cause condensation on the inside of the tank which is something you don't want with the freezing temps.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 97F22B2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Its a very good ifear too switch to 5w-30 motor oil unless your an FI car. Just makes sure the car is warmed up before you commence beating on it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

the 5w-30 is to protect on cold starts. 10w-30 is only good to 20 degrees. it was 14 at my house this morning.

eddie brings up a very good pint, don't run your gas low during the winter. also when you have those mornings it goes from 40 to 60-70 by noontime, that causes condensation too. so this is actually good advice throughtout the year unless your running it low to race. also all the nasty swill stays at the bottom of the tank and it can be bad for your fuel pump too.

 

Edddie is right about keeping the gas tank full, but i have to do that all year round(255lph fuel pump will burn up if it gets low on fuel)

As for the motor oil KGAccord is right, i just use the thicker 20W 50 for boost.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by KGAccord &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">... also all the nasty swill stays at the bottom of the tank and it can be bad for your fuel pump too.</TD></TR></TABLE>If there's crud in the bottom of the tank, isn't it still gonna be there after you fill the tank? The pump always picks up from the bottom even when the tank's full.

 

KTeller8 you live in Pensacola I dont live to far from there at all

 

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cool, so you know the snow isnt my factor but the hot cold hot cold weather

 

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cool, so you know the snow isnt my factor but the hot cold hot cold weather</TD></TR></TABLE>

how cold is cold in FL??? 40 degrees
it was 14 yesterday morning and this morning it was 26 and it felt like a heat wave


me= hope to move to the st.pete area if i can find a job down there

 

i live in ny & it is freezing lately, i use regular 10w 30 with that stp oil additive thing to make the sucker thicker so it says... not sure if it works but for 2$'s cant go wrong right?

 

Its about 70 right now

 

i use luca's addative..i like it $8 a quart

 

Does those additives actually work? just wondering... i use it cause it seems like it thickens the oil,but im not sure if anyone can prove it right or wrong...

 

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how cold is cold in FL??? 40 degrees
it was 14 yesterday morning and this morning it was 26 and it felt like a heat wave


me= hope to move to the st.pete area if i can find a job down there</TD></TR></TABLE>

i am in north fl and it was like in high 20's late at night... and like... with wind chill and all. its damm cold

 

i know wut u can do....sell the paiece of **** jap car and get a dub

 

I wouldn't really suggest coming onto a HONDA forum and trash them, and there are plenty of cars on here that would beat up on your DUB...and next time use spell check.

 

what the hell is a dub

 

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dear GOD.....say WRX....Double U R X...dub is short for double u r x. Where's the gun.