Who's X308 has been upset by the cold weather?
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Hi all, in addition to my "What don't you like about your X308" Thread I thought I'd ask this. The only reason why is because this morning mine said a firm NO! to going out in the cold. ![Icon Doh](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_doh.gif)
I started it up, and it ran rough as if missing a cylinder.
The computer said: Gearbox Fault, ASC Unavailable, Engine Failsafe Mode. Then when I tried giving it some gas it stalled. I restarted it and more of the same, when putting into gear would only crawl and give me nothing more. I left it idling like this for a while to see if it might warm up but it continued like this until I switched it off. ![Icon No](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_no.gif)
I do hope this is just a cold weather thing, as it was in deep snow and it is rather cold here today.![Icon Shrug](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_shrug.gif)
What's your experiences?
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I started it up, and it ran rough as if missing a cylinder.
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I do hope this is just a cold weather thing, as it was in deep snow and it is rather cold here today.
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What's your experiences?
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Well I moved from south Texas (Houston) to Kansas City, and my 99VDP doesn't really care for the cold weather either... It's not too bad though. It starts, but after sitting outside (no garage) in 15deg weather, it cranks quite a bit longer before it fires up. I usually let is run for about 10~15min before even getting into it. Other than that, the LED display is in really SLOW motion when cold... Heheh...
BTW, Im using 5w30 Mobil 1. Should I switch to something else for the winter?
BTW, Im using 5w30 Mobil 1. Should I switch to something else for the winter?
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Hi Stu, I live in Ottawa Canada where temps are below 0 degC for most of the winter. This is third winter I've been thru with my 2003 X308 and it handles it very well. I put on snow tires, keep it in a garage, and apart from an intermittent no heat issue (think this is the additional heater pump) it has been very good - especially as this was previously a Los Angeles car!!! There is a little bit of hesitancy at start up if it's been very cold overnight or not run every day, but that's all.
Cheers,
Tony
Cheers,
Tony
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