My 95 celica lost all power for the past 10 days during a cold front. The weather was about 5F. The engine wouldn't crank, no lights, no radio, nothing. Today the weather warmed up to 20F and when I tried again there was power. In my cursory check I didn't see any loose wires, but I am inexperienced with engines. What could be going on?
I actually did get it running. Strangely the boost had no effect when the temperature was 5F (even with the boost there was no power). I tried the boost again when the temperature was 20F and there was power and the car started immediately.
I'm not convinced the boost did anything though. The battery is only 1 year old and the boost didn't help in 5F. I didn't try the engine without a boost in 20F but I have a feeling that it would have worked. What I'm wondering is if there could be some other problem - loose wiring, etc - that could cause the electrical system to fail in 5F
well do it logically. Check ignition coil and igniter, check to see if your starter is getting weak...if u tap it wth a crow bar or something and it starts to work all of a sudden u need a new one.
If the engine does not crank and the lights are all off, you have an issue with power getting to the starter and cars electrical system. Is the batter good, cold weather will cause a battery to delivery less power. Have you checked the battery cables for corrosion and damage?
have you tried removing and cleaning your battery terminals and contacts? there may be a layer buildup of dirt and acid on them that could be preventing proper current getting through
It happened to my sister's 99 corolla earlier this week.The temp here in canada was about -15 and it was snowing.It was just sitting on the driveway for a couple of days.My 90 celica had no problem starting so we boosted the corolla.It took a few minutes before it actually turned over.
I just got a nice new battery put in my car tonight. A optima blue top. But even with my old regular crap battery my car always started right up. I have the 4AFE engine though in my 92 celica.
One additional symptom I did see was that I couldn't jump the engine with a portable jumpstarter. Even with the jumpstarter attached there was no power at all.
Haven't had any weather cold enough to bring back the problem, but when I do I'll try some of the advice and see if I can find the cause. Thanks for the help.
get a battery with more cold cranking amps. sometimes if its nasty cold cars cant start because the fuel is too cold (atoms compact when cold) to properly atomize in the cold air.
example: cars try to achieve what is refered to as stichiometric AFR or perfect air to fuel ratio. 14.7/1 is perfect AFR (varies by altitude), 14 parts air to 1 part fuel. when your car is cold the CTS tells the ECU to change injector pulse with to a super rich ratio, in hope that some of it might atomize to start your car. when its uber-cold the fuel and air are too dense to atomize and she wont run. booyah
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