April 29, 20187 yr Have a 2002 Forester that's parked outside in temps ranging from -20 F in winter to 105 F in Summer. I've had a lot of challenges with this car, but it keeps running. I got the car in California new. The manual is different than the one the dealership showed me up here. We brought the manuals out to settle a disagreement. We both won.
April 29, 20187 yr Welcome aboard! Do you use an engine heater when it gets that cold? When I lived in Indiana, I used the ones that went inline in the lower radiator hose. They would always start without it in sub-zero temps, I just liked to have heat when I first got in!
April 29, 20187 yr Author I never tried an inline heater. I use a block heater and it generally will start the car easily down to -10 F. Lower than that, I need to plug in a battery warmer as well. I've noticed that as the car gets older, it needs more help in the winters.
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