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    masterevil1990 Posts: 75, Reputation: 1
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    Dec 5, 2011, 06:43 PM
    Car winter help
    I'm looking for any tips and or tricks anyone might have on helping a car through the winter ( besides warming up before driving).. if it hepls it's a 1990 civic with a 98 engine
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    Dec 5, 2011, 06:51 PM
    My 87 Civic got water in the gas in the winter, and a bottle of dry gas in every fillup worked wonders.
    I don't believe that warming modern lightweight engines at idle is as important as driving slowly to moderately the first few miles.
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    Dec 5, 2011, 06:52 PM
    Well it helps, winter in Florida or winter in Canada?

    When I lived in NY I keep a engine warmer on my car to keep the oil and batter warm.
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    Dec 5, 2011, 08:57 PM
    Use 5W-30 full synthetic engine oil and full synthetic transmission fluid.
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    Dec 7, 2011, 11:06 AM
    I am using the full synthetic oil and trans fluid and have not had any problems with water in my tank..
    My concern is justafter starting the car my engine maked a ticking sound and pulling off from a dead stop it feels like it slips some... but after say 10 mph all that stops
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