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Car will not start in cold weather

  • 03-11-2016 6:34pm
    #1
    kh8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 164 ✭✭


    hi my car wont start in cold weather if i turn the key and press the gas pedal it will start but without hitting the pedal it will just keep turning it starts first turn of the key during the day its 97 polo 100000 miles on it also just cleaned throttle body few weeks ago and idles at 1200 rpm and drops down to 860 rpm when the car is hot thanks for help


Comments

  • #2
    Zcott
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,206 ✭✭✭Zcott


    How old is the battery?


  • #3
    kh8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 164 ✭✭kh8


    Zcott wrote: »
    How old is the battery?

    nearly 3 years


  • #4
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Try another battery if you have one handy. Once it gets cold old batteries will def start giving up the ghost.

    1dina4.jpg


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