[Vwdiesel] Too cold(Dan Snyder)

[DAN SNYDER]

My 2009 TDI (133,000 gentle miles) didn't start last Tuesday - minus 5 F here in Columbus, Ohio - so I just let it sit for 2 days and drove my old reliable (all-wheel-drive) Previa. By Thursday, it had warmed up to 5 above, and the TDI cranked slowly but started OK. The dealership has changed from Castrol to Quaker State 507.00 oil. Both are 5W30; could a change in brand bring along with it a change in cold viscosity? Maybe my 5 year old battery isn't up for this Ohio winter. 

When I get ready to retire the Previa, I'll have to look into a heating system for the coolant, and maybe the oil... 

Dan