Hi ,
I have a 2018 VW passat . After the deep freeze from the weekend, my car doesn't start. I tried jump starting it with no luck.
is there anything else I can try to do before towing to a mechanic?
the model does not have a block heater too.
Hi ,
I have a 2018 VW passat . After the deep freeze from the weekend, my car doesn't start. I tried jump starting it with no luck.
is there anything else I can try to do before towing to a mechanic?
the model does not have a block heater too.
Last edited by VWpassat; 01-15-2024 at 02:12 PM.
The battery is probably frozen, I’d remove it and bring it inside for a 48 hour thaw.
^What he said.
If the battery is completely frozen, jump start won’t work. It could be completely toast if it’s an old one but I would bringing it inside, letting it thaw and maybe connect a trickle charger while you’re at it and then they again. Wait for it to get a bit warmer so the oil and fluids in the car thaw a little bit too.
I'd go a step further. Remove battery and go to Costco, get another one. Close to same dimensions and posts need to be in the same spot. Top or side. Probably top.
When you try to start the engine, does the engine turn over (crank) and not start. Or you turn the key to start and nothing happens?
The amount of batteries we've sold this week for vehicles is amazing. Bring on more cold
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You know those bored stay at home moms who's entire lives revolve around driving their kids to soccer, various cleaning accessories, and worrying about neighbourhood rapists? The kind of people that watch the View and go "uh huh..." Those unfulfilled people who try to fill the void in their empty lives by writing whiny letters to the editor complaining about shit that no one really cares about?
Well imagine if instead of writing that letter to the editor, she just posts on a car forum for car enthusiasts. That's Kritafo.
Busiest section at Costco when it's this cold. No joke.
I just wish there was any potential method of avoiding this or reducing your possibility of it happening. Alas, we are at the whim of the fates.
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Originally posted by GTS Jeff
You know those bored stay at home moms who's entire lives revolve around driving their kids to soccer, various cleaning accessories, and worrying about neighbourhood rapists? The kind of people that watch the View and go "uh huh..." Those unfulfilled people who try to fill the void in their empty lives by writing whiny letters to the editor complaining about shit that no one really cares about?
Well imagine if instead of writing that letter to the editor, she just posts on a car forum for car enthusiasts. That's Kritafo.
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I might have an aneurysm. You guys killed me.
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I mean you can buy a pretty damn cheap battery tester from Canadian Tire for like $50 which will give you a basic health check of your battery. I get you are all preachy about battery maintainers but not everyone has the accessibility for that so some just suffer.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
But people also think batteries last forever and then they are surprised when it dies or freezes. Same thing as coolant.
If you tried jumping a frozen battery, you might now need to replace a fuse before it will start again with a thawed/new battery
Seriously for less than $10 at princess auto a battery maintainer will do wonders. I just let my car sit outside for 2 weeks without touching it, with my $7 maintainer on the whole time and it fired right up today and thats with an already weak battery.
How does a battery maintainer keep a battery from freezing? Moving electrons make the freezing point different?
A fully charged battery freezes at a VERY DIFFERENT temperature than a partly discharged battery. and in cold weather, trust me, your battery is partly discharged when you park, and it discharges MORE while it sits.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
So in short, yes. A battery on a functioning maintainer WILL NOT freeze.
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So what your saying is, I should plug in both my battery charger and my block heater and my car should be unstoppable
Originally posted by GTS Jeff
You know those bored stay at home moms who's entire lives revolve around driving their kids to soccer, various cleaning accessories, and worrying about neighbourhood rapists? The kind of people that watch the View and go "uh huh..." Those unfulfilled people who try to fill the void in their empty lives by writing whiny letters to the editor complaining about shit that no one really cares about?
Well imagine if instead of writing that letter to the editor, she just posts on a car forum for car enthusiasts. That's Kritafo.
Thing is BMWs don't have block heaters, plugging in the trickle charger to keep the battery from dying is the only thing we can do. There are pan heaters, but I've never really looked into it much.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
When you buy a new BMW, they usually tell you to leave a trickle charger on the battery when not being driven due to how much tech they have in them. I find it good practice on all my vehicles for the last few years for sure.
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I have seen "terminal 30 shut off due to top startability limit reached" many times over the last few days. Aka, dead battery.
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