Here’s what you need to know about cold-weather engine starts and boosting

Starting your car’s engine on a cold morning is very tricky process, requiring a lot of very specific things to happen with millisecond timing and in a very specific order. Of course, the expectation from the driver’s seat is simple: you turn the key , your engine starts, and you go about your day — largely oblivious to the various processes and engineering that have just given you the miracle of cold-weather ignition.

Ensure your battery is healthy, and use synthetic oilAccording to numerous experts, you’ll want to take at least two major precautions ahead of the winter cold to ensure maximum success. First, make absolutely sure your battery is healthy. Noting that even an aging battery may ‘feel’ just fine from the driver’s seat until it doesn’t, consider a battery test at your favourite service centre.

In fact, synthetic engine oil may be making the age-old block-heater obsolete for many Canadians. As a cold-blooded northerner, I was surprised when my local Volkswagen dealership insisted I didn’t need a block heater on my new Golf Alltrack, and even talked me out of having it installed. Even down to 36 below after a few days of being parked, it fires up without issue. Translation? If you’re in a recent modern car, or are shopping for one, you’ll probably do just fine without a block heater.

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