My car HATES the cold!

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

gtx magy theres your problem.

Level 10 User Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 620

thought ud say tht a m8 at work has stopped using it and started using the gtx normal stuff he said its summik to do with oil not stayin in the head when the engines turned off or summik

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Dec 2004 Posts: 395

Mine was sounding real bad the other day when frosty, which is what made me do the oil change.
Been loads better after putting that Comma synthetic stuff in there.

Wanted to see the difference between the old and new so left a bit of each in a jar outside in the frost.
The old castrol stuff turned thick as treacle but the comma stayed a lot thinner.
I know the comma is 10w40 and the old castrol 15w40 but i wasn't expecting that much of a difference.

Level 10 User Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 620

some idiot brought his sweet lukin clio 16v to the shop a mth or 2 back and he bought 5w40 for it i said m8 thats the rong oil for it, he snapped wat do u know r u the owner, i sed no but tht 19 has the same engine as your clio and i know wats best for it, he was bull crap bought the 5w40 neway 2 weeks later he came complaining we sold him the rong oil and stuff coz it sounded lie a xr pooo i lol

Site Subscriber Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 4722

should of hit him.

sorted.

mine needs it chaning soon, will try this comma stuff.

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Jan 2005 Posts: 1108

Chris, I'm using Castrol GTX High Mileage, which is 15w40, and just a halfords oil filter. I reckon ur gonna tell me my oil is part of the problem cuz I know you think it's crap! That's why I'm interested in that Comma stuff you were all on about the other day. I'll give that a go next time I change me oil methinks

Level 10 User Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 614

Mine Great. Mega low down Grunt. Don't have to go past 2300 Rpm. to get moving.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

mine doesnt sound like that all the time...it is a bit clicky even when warm, but not like that...it moves so i dont care Smile

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Jan 2005 Posts: 1108

Noticed something today, but it could just be coincidence rather than actually meaning something.......

The car park at work is on a slope, and I usually reverse into me parking space so the car is pointing up hill, and whenever I start it to come home at night, it's really tappety for pretty much the whole 5 min journey home. But today, I just drove straight into me space forwards, so the car was pointing down the hill. Came to start the car to come home........and about 0.5 seconds of tapps as it started like, and then smooth straight away.

So car sat facing up hill all day and it sounds rough when I start it, and car facing down hill all day and it's smooth when I start it Confused

hmmm.

Could this mean I possibly got some kinda oil delivery problem and the fact that the oil had been sat in a different place made it easier for the pump or something? Or shall I stop talkin crap & shut up now Laughing

lol

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

simon, you always have a comment at the end of your posts about you talking crap, there's no need for it, everyone can have ideas or ask questions, it doesn't mean they're talking crap...

In response to this question, I don't know... park downhill a few more times, then start parking the other way again, see if it's consistant

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Neal 19 16v wrote:

simon, you always have a comment at the end of your posts about you talking crap, there's no need for it, everyone can have ideas or ask questions, it doesn't mean they're talking crap...

look whos talking Shocked

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Huh?

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

you are one of the frequents accusing people of talking crap most the time hence people are scared to even ask questions ,dont you think ?

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schakal wrote:

you are one of the frequents accusing people of talking crap most the time

not 'people', just you mate.

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Neal 19 16v wrote:

simon, you always have a comment at the end of your posts about you talking crap, there's no need for it, everyone can have ideas or ask questions, it doesn't mean they're talking crap...

Cheers Neal, but most of the time I am talking crap! Yeah, I'll park the other way again tomorrow and see if it was a fluke. Another thing, the night I parked facing down the hill (when it started smooth) was the coldest night in AGES, and my tappets are usually worse the colder it gets. It was so cold, at 5:30pm when I finished work, my drivers door was frozen shut lol. Damn I love having no heaters in this weather! Rolling Eyes

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

that proves what i am saying bad boy
, i ask what people are scared to ask
and have never tried to be anything else but helpfull to everyone on here rather than coming up with sarcy comments .

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Jan 2005 Posts: 1108

Okay, tried parking facing down the hill again today and she was smooth starting up again. So I'd say that confirms that it does make a difference and it wasn't a fluke! It doesn't mean there's anything wrong with me oil pump or anything tho do ya reckon? Just something that 'happens' like

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

lol i park downhill everyday and it doesnt make a difference to me. i think its coincidence mate.

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Jan 2005 Posts: 1108

well I don't cuz I been experimenting this past week since I discovered it lol. Park one way and I can guarantee it'll be noisy, park the other way and it's smooth. Every time. Did it today aswell.

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Jan 2005 Posts: 1108

Thinkin about it, maybe I do have some kinda problem then? So parking different ways will affect my car, but will not affect everybody else's. Who knows!

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

only time the way i parked up or down a hill affected one of my cars was on a Mk3 Escort XR3i i had.
and that was only if it had less than Â£5 worth of fuel in it, park it facing uphill and it would not start cos the fuel pump could not pump the fuel, heh
so turn it around and it would be fine.