bladeage

I was aiming more at the viscosity of the oil because there obviously seems to be a drag in cold weather on the top end,not getting any symptoms at all now the temperatures have risen,?

a couple of weeks ago when it was freezing cold, my car was hard to engage gear from first start/standstill in a morning, it has now vanished since the temperatures are above the minus mark.

I think my own problem may have been the cables etc etc contracting.....oil thick etc etc when it was that cold?

everything good now it has warmed up!

Hi,

The clatter when it was cold outside last week and before then actually retarded the power, i.e. it did not accelerate as quick as when warm, I take it from the above two posts that the lifters are hydraulic, if so then the quality of oil would make a big difference in the cold so next question is....do I put Mobil 1 in or similar for cold weather running?

cheers

.....not wanting to harp on!

 

Do you think the glow plugs could be causing the exaggerated clattery starting in the mornings as it still does it to a less degree without the box.

No smoke etc . 

Temperatures are up today and I found when I started the car from cold this morning that all the clattering had disappeared so I am thinking my glow plugs need changing, which I am going to do then re fit the tuning box and try again!

Yep the red and black thing is a bit eighties for me,chrome looks good as standard.

Head unit etc was a nice upgrade!