delsol5

I'm sure there is a large portion of us being effected by this severe cold weather in the north / north east. My concern is that I'm away from my Jeep right now and its sitting outside. It will remain outside until this weekend when I return… Will anything happen to it? It has the stock antifreeze in it, and I run Mobil 1 synthetic oil. I've never experienced temps this cold and have never had to deal with a car in these temps. Any ideas or suggestions?

courtsm3

Plugging in the block heater is a good idea and allowing it to warm up for 10mins before driving it. Go easy on it too until full temps

Jiblet

Hope you have low-temp washer fluid and a strong battery. But I wouldn't worry about it.

As mentioned, when you do start it, let it war for a few minutes but then drive off gently. Idling warms the engine but not the diffs, tires, steering, brakes, etc etc.

delsol5

Thanks! I'm hoping it thaws out wed-fri when it's supposed to warm into the upper 30's. That sounds ridiculous I know.

jtphoto JK

No worries. It was -60F with windchill here today both Jeeps were a bit stiff at first but loosened up once we got going.

ronjenx

My '08 JK has sat all night in -22°F lately, and it started in the morning just fine.
There was wind involved, but it matters not to an inanimate object once ambient temperature is reached.

jeepmojo

nope don't worry all of us have vehicles and in this cold ! just start it warm it and go block heater helps in sub temps in my estimation with alum motor in 3.6

bombout800

Mine is stiff when it's 30-40f. I couldn't imagine how it would react in -60. Hell I wouldn't react. I don't know how y'all do it. 30-40 here is too cold for me.

Mvingtrgt

Didnt have a problem starting my '12 Rubi tonite, but after leaving a friend's driveway I noticed both the ETC (electronic throttle control) warning light and ESC lights were on and I couldn't get it over 20 mph! It was idling like crap, so I limped into the closest service station. Let it idle for a few minutes and double-checked the book to research the problem. Restarted the Jeep twice and the lights went out and all seemed to be fine since. Not sure if it's related to the cold - it's now -18 air temp, but hopefully all will be ok in the morning. Anyone experienced that???

jja125

I had basically the same problem here this morning in pa, but my dash lights still haven't gone out and still idles bad at low speed/stop signs?? Limped it home. Was on here just now trying to research the problem. I think it was about -8f when it happened........it's a 2012 2dr jk rubicon.