Random MS3 Chat Thread

[Fack_Dude]

How the eff?

300 for alternator 100 for install.

[loki]

Who did the install and did you buy from dealer?

[loki]

I'll give you a call later

[loki]

Read 11 volts. Then jumpstarted and read 12 volts but wasn't enough to run the car for long. Managed to get a friend to help me push it off the road and its parked on a side street

[loki]

Sounds like a straight forward install

[loki]

Car will be towed to Street Performance

CAA tow truck couldn't tow it. Waiting for CAA flatbed...

[Mr Wilson]

Shitty.

[Mr Wilson]

Car started no issues this morning, but made the duck noise. Super trippy WTF and lol all at once.

[pwdunmore]

lmao... I love when people new to MS3's post videos of that on MSF and wonder wtf it is.

I have seen a couple with all this cold weather... makes me lol.

[Fack_Dude]

Car started no issues this morning, but made the duck noise. Super trippy WTF and lol all at once.

Apparently. It's the heater motor that makes that makes that noise. It happened to me yesterday and that's what a mechanic told me at work

[Thrizzl3]

Need ms3 duck call thread. Lol my duck was angry this morning

[pwdunmore]

Need ms3 duck call thread. Lol my duck was angry this morning

Haha Angry Birds...

[mikey32235]

My car won't start today at all. It sounds like it's choking at start up. Battery is good it has power. Any suggestions as to what may be "frozen" would be great.

[breakfasteatre]

maybe the -1000 weather. No ones car starts in this weather, no ones, ever, in the history of cold weather, just wait until it warms up

[pwdunmore]

My car won't start today at all. It sounds like it's choking at start up. Battery is good it has power. Any suggestions as to what may be "frozen" would be great.

You might want to invest in a block heater lol... and did you try holding the gas pedal slightly down on start up?

My car almost didn't start after sitting out in the parking lot all day in this cold when I was at work.

[SomeGuy]

No problems starting today...we would have weather like this or colder for weeks on end in northern ontario, was rarely a problem.

[pwdunmore]

No problems starting today...we would have weather like this or colder for weeks on end in northern ontario, was rarely a problem.

Good to know, my car cranked 3 times and on the last one all the lights were starting to dim on my dash. Is that normal for you this kinda cold? @SomeGuy

[mickey_g]

my car sits in the cold on my driveway for over 12 hrs a day and it starts fine...may be get your battery checked out

[SomeGuy]

Good to know, my car cranked 3 times and on the last one all the lights were starting to dim on my dash. Is that normal for you this kinda cold? @SomeGuy

Up north on the old 3 yes the dash lights would dim while trying to turn it over. Down here, hasn't happened yet (hasn't been cold enough). To give yourself a better chance to start, turn everything off when you park the car (heater, radio, headlights, seats, etc). Also turn the car on, without starting it, for a few seconds before cranking to give everything a chance to start up off load.

[miako]

^+1 I made sure I turned off seat heater, fan, and headlights if it's really cold outside. Mine started no problem, whined for about half a second and she started right up. No dim at the dash too.

[mikey32235]

yeah i am definately going to get one lol @pwdunmore no luck getting it started today. i got it to fire up once and it was misfiring like crazy. as soon as i let go of the gas it died and i havent gotten it to start. gonna pick up some quick start and see if that helps. i tried to push my car in the garage yesterday but my driveway has too much of a slope.

[Snotrocket]

Your car is scrap metal, you just don't know it yet.

Let me know when you're ready to part it out, I need a few things if they are still good.

[mikey32235]

Your car is scrap metal, you just don't know it yet.

Let me know when you're ready to part it out, I need a few things if they are still good.

cool. will do.

[Bully Dog Racing]

You might want to invest in a block heater lol... and did you try holding the gas pedal slightly down on start up?

My car almost didn't start after sitting out in the parking lot all day in this cold when I was at work.

$430 + tax for block heater installed in gen2 MS3 as quoted by local Mazda dealer...apparently $300 of that is labour since they are labour intensive to install.

[loki]

No one in the gta needs a f****ing block heater

Holy shit