Subject	Lol. We often get -40 (before you factor in windchill) up
Posted by	MixManMash on August 09, 2021 at 7:50 PM
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In Reply To	Correction: up to 2 months posted by Mike@ZSpeed on August 09, 2021 at 04:26 PM
Message	here. With a battery in good condition, no issues starting even after parked all day outside. And that's with good synthetic oils which have a pour temperature down to -50°C. -40°C up here and it's business as usual. No school cancellation, no not making it in to work. Most failures in starting at extreme colds are either an old/poor condition battery, or frozen fuel lines (which rarely happen these days with ethanol blended gasoline as it acts like a gasline antifreeze). It's actually worse for the battery to start your car every few hours for a few minutes. It won't charge up nearly as fast.
Follow Ups	What are your battery upkeep methods if not driven often?>> - ZUL8TR 03:37:02 08/08/21 No, battery tender. I pull the (-) during winter. No probl (n/m) - black300zx 06:10:08 08/08/21 = dead battery = then fully re-charge & repeat. (n/m) - Mike@ZSpeed 18:57:20 08/08/21 lol, false - vorpalZed 22:44:46 08/08/21 [like] (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 00:14:27 08/09/21 MN winter. Average -35 —> -65 temps for 2 months in a row (n/m) - Mike@ZSpeed 15:45:59 08/09/21 Correction: up to 2 months - Mike@ZSpeed 15:53:22 08/09/21 Correction: up to 2 months - Mike@ZSpeed 16:26:54 08/09/21 Lol. We often get -40 (before you factor in windchill) up - MixManMash 19:50:15 08/09/21 Sure if you're storing the car outside. - MixManMash 19:45:06 08/09/21 Same here, I've lost too many batteries by leaving - itsa300zx 13:38:23 08/10/21 Climate of course impacts what the best approach is - black300zx 06:43:01 08/11/21 Battery disconect switch (n/m) - Good2Zya2.0 07:37:56 08/08/21 Tenders are cheap and reliable. Just leave battery - ConVerTT 10:07:55 08/08/21 This. (n/m) - MixManMash 11:41:55 08/08/21 This (n/m) - Mike@ZSpeed 15:49:55 08/08/21 This is what I do when I leave the country for months (n/m) - robo (sebring1970) 01:29:20 08/21/21 Schumacher 1.5A maintainer - Roadster94 12:11:30 08/08/21 Pull the neg. No Tender - vorpalZed 12:21:12 08/08/21 Constant use of tender is controversial - ZXoltan 13:13:08 08/08/21 Meh - mine are on tenders pretty much 350 days / years - ConVerTT 17:31:10 08/08/21 The modern tenders are microprocessor based and shut off and - MixManMash 17:44:43 08/08/21 Agreed. My “go to” is the NOCO Genius 2…it’s pretty smart (n/m) - ConVerTT 18:19:54 08/08/21 Yours failed this winter with your Silver Zed in my garage - vorpalZed 22:47:53 08/08/21 And I figured out why. The connection between the leads and - MixManMash 07:07:46 08/09/21 aha! you didn't tell me that! (n/m) - vorpalZed 10:06:21 08/09/21 Meh, small thing. And that battery didn't owe me anything. - MixManMash 11:03:36 08/09/21 I use DieHard 71219 with plug in adapter. - SpeedyZ32tt 13:35:16 08/08/21 Thanks for the responses. A question on the (-) cable pull>> - ZUL8TR 14:26:35 08/08/21 I use those disconnects with the green wheel on my Vette - ZXoltan 14:41:50 08/08/21 I've been using the (-) cable pull technique for years. - 240Z FeO2 15:50:42 08/08/21 I guess it depends on how long your driving season is and - black300zx 19:04:35 08/08/21 6 months over a Canadian winter with -35 lows - vorpalZed 22:54:44 08/08/21 My Optima Red Top didn't survive, but I guess a 9 year - Inzane 12:57:14 08/09/21 Re: Thanks for the responses. A question on the (-) cable pull>> - BenWP 19:52:49 08/08/21 Battery tender - Mike@ZSpeed 15:52:48 08/08/21 Huffing paint keeps me going. The tender keeps the car in - ShakaShaun(Denver) 16:59:32 08/08/21 I use an Optima yellow top (deep cycle) and - not4resaleZ 21:10:13 08/08/21 Coincidentally, it was dead as a doornail last night. I - not4resaleZ 15:36:22 08/14/21 One of my cars comes with a battery tender from the factory. (n/m) - MezgerTT 08:31:55 08/09/21 My Audi should have - grrrr :-) (n/m) - ConVerTT 11:56:32 08/09/21 I've been using a battery tender for the last 3 years, no - Inzane 12:52:07 08/09/21 Battery tenders on both of my Z's and on my bike.. (n/m) - Musashi Sword 14:19:24 08/09/21 Battery Tender, when parked, - SilverZXTT(CO) 18:30:32 08/09/21 Well I coulda brought some jumper cables with me! lol (n/m) - Musashi Sword 07:29:04 08/10/21 Ctek battery tender/maintainer - StramanVerTT(GA) 11:18:23 08/10/21 Noco Genius2X4 <-- INCREDIBLE <-- - ni[x]it 15:56:24 08/11/21 Agreed- had the same experience (n/m) - ConVerTT 17:57:58 08/11/21 What is different about the "genius" than other tenders? - ZXoltan 11:44:38 08/13/21 It's been my experience that batteries on tenders - ni[x]it 08:28:43 08/14/21 my experience as well - vorpalZed 09:10:54 08/14/21
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