# Help! Starting car in sub-zero temps **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 4, 2007, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-starting-car-in-sub-zero-temps/390848 "2007-02-04T23:35:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-starting-car-in-sub-zero-temps/390848/41 "2007-02-06T11:48:15Z")
I didn’t mention the antifreeze because it’s probabally too late to fix it if it was not up to snuff. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-starting-car-in-sub-zero-temps/390848/42 "2007-02-07T16:10:02Z")
I guess **Jennshark** is out of town now - I’m curious to know how it went. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-starting-car-in-sub-zero-temps/390848/43 "2007-02-07T17:06:01Z")
[QUOTE=featherlou] You’re absolutely right. I didn’t think of that because of another cultural difference - we take our cars for a fall tune-up, and part of that is having the coolant checked to make sure it is good to about -40 or so. I don’t think my car ever has anything other than the proper radiator coolant mixture in it - it’s never just water. [/QUOTE] Same here. And thank you for the info about damaging your car starting it up cold. I was wondering about that this morning as I started mine at minus something or other and had to drive to work right away. He makes cranky noises but he runs so I just go, but I feel a little worried about it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-starting-car-in-sub-zero-temps/390848.md?page=2)