My 2010 JK will be experiencing its first Northern BC winter. With the winter starting very soon up here and expected temperatures of -40 Celsius, I am wondering if anyone has experiences these temperatures in their JK and how did it perform and what did you do to prepare your Jeep for the weather.

Any suggestions, performance data etc?

 

Had two weeks straight of -35C and colder last winter in Edmonton and it didn't do anything to my 2008. I don't do anything to winterize it except make sure your coolant is good for those temps. She gets a little squeeky and rides like a lumber wagon but other than that no issues

 

What? You guys put doors on in the winter? Wuss!

 

Probably most important is to make sure your tire pressure is up. Cold pressure should be higher than in the summer months because you don't want to float over snow, you want to cut through it and get to the harder packed snow where there is better traction.

Make sure you have adequate anti-freeze protection.

Check your battery. Make sure it's of to snuff as cranking your engine in extreme cold is going to take some juice. Clean the terminals and make sure they are free of corrosion and tight.

Winter wiper blades. Nothing sucks more than needing to deal with clogged up wiper blades.

De-icing washer fluid. Make sure you aren't going into winter with washer fluid that's going to freeze up and doesn't have a chance at thawing with the under hood temperatures.

The rest of the stuff I do really has more to do with what I'm going to need if I get stuck somewhere.

 

this one hasn't been mentioned....make sure your block heater works properly. no cuts/nicks in the cord.

 

thanks for the tips guys.

avg temperatures are around -40 through the months of December and January, and sometimes they hit -60 Celsius or -76 degrees Fahrenheit if its bad.

Ill let you know how things go :P