Batteries And Cold Starts

[LatinR33]

Hey Guys,

Just wondering when you have a low battery does it impact the cold start at all for example make the car struggle for the first few seconds then fire up perfectly after that everytime.

Just curious because one of my mates has a R33 gts-t like mine and he drives it mostly on weekends and sometimes when he starts it the car struggles for a couple seconds than revs out and drives perfectly after that.

Once we had to give the car a jump start and the car revved out perfectly first go so thats why the battery came into the equation. The car always starts but just struggles for a couple seconds.

very strange the car drives perfectly but just those couple seconds the car struggles slightly. What else could this be??.... Coils,sparks.

[djr81]

It usually means the battery is on its way out and within a few weeks will be dead.

Not holding charge is usually terminal. (A little battery humour there for everyone).

[Rekin]

Sounds like a low battery. My car needed to crank for a while in the cold until it struggled to life.

After dropping in a new battery, it jumps to life real quick.

Go to an auto-electrican and ask them to test the battery.

Basically he will check the voltage with all accessories on, and the voltage when you are cranking the car. They can also check if your alternator/starter motor are running fine.