Cold Weather Performance

As with any car, extreme weather is going to cause your car to run a little different. Anybody notice any difference in the colder weather,ie ...starting of car, creaks or other sounds before the car is warmed up. Gotta love heated seats!!!!

Yes, I WOULD love heated seats if I had them...you bastard :evillol: . Yeah, I get some minor squeaks and brake squeal on very cold days. I did also have a small fuel guage blip on a REALLY cold day. It was showing empty for 15 mins after startup despite a half tank. Thought I had a rupture at first- but it eventually crept back up. Also, the SRI is much, much better in the cold than during the summer months.

Muahahaha sucker.
Heated seats rule.

Oddly enough many people have complained about cracking leather, but i've had my car since Aug 01 and the seats show no sign of cracking, except the back seats are a bit wrinkly and the front seats have butt-prints on them.

And occasionally a few little whines and small noises come from the car in the cold but they go away after a little while.

Yeah, the only difference is a couple of rattling noises on the dash that go away after the car warms up. Oh, and the cold air allows my SRI to get stay way colder than in the summer. I can touch it with my hand after running the car for a long stretch of time as opposed to the summer when the SRI is so hot you can only keep your hand on it for a few seconds.

Butt prints? Man, how much do you weigh? :grinno:


Heated seats. <JEALOUS> Those leather seats keep my rear very cold in the winter!

Buttprints occur regardless of weight, its because of the leather. :p





Nice to see you've finally decided to post :p

I think he left in a jealous huff after he heard you were getting that sweet brown Hyundai. I knew he couldn't stay away, though...

Well if he left because of that he should know that my local Hyundai dealer decided to be stupid, so the deal didn't work out. I'm going for something a little better, I saw a Kia Sportage for sale a few days ago....i'll have to repaint it though, brown isn't an OEM Kia colour. Who knew?

Damn. I like Kias more than Hyundais and Altezzas combined.

I think I might be paranoid, but I THINK I'm hearing a different noise when accelerating to higher speeds on the highways... I'm probably just retarded and paranoid and it's probably the normal acceleration sound I've known for a year now... Any thoughts? And feel free to call me paranoid! HAHA! Thanks

In terms of starting the car, I turn it on in the garage (mohahaha the Olds has to park outside in the cold!) open the door a crack and go back to breakfast...and I never use my heated seats...never been turned on, I completely forget to use them...S777 you can have mine

and crazy canuck doesnt even acknowledge my return! but when mmmont0 comes back its a glorious celebration...mabe its cause he knows Iam close friends with Celine Dion and Anne Murray

I think I might be paranoid, but I THINK I'm hearing a different noise when accelerating to higher speeds on the highways... I'm probably just retarded and paranoid and it's probably the normal acceleration sound I've known for a year now... Any thoughts? And feel free to call me paranoid! HAHA! Thanks


What sound are you hearing, specifically NJ? Like a high-pitched whine?

And Mas, I appreciate the gesture- but I just can't get used to heated seats. I don't need my ass coddled (insert obligatory Clay Aiken joke here). :biggrin: And who the hell is Anne Murray...?

In terms of starting the car, I turn it on in the garage (mohahaha the Olds has to park outside in the cold!) open the door a crack and go back to breakfast...and I never use my heated seats...never been turned on, I completely forget to use them...S777 you can have mine

and crazy canuck doesnt even acknowledge my return! but when mmmont0 comes back its a glorious celebration...mabe its cause he knows Iam close friends with Celine Dion and Anne Murray
Oh, hey, its you:p


S777 - Murray is an old Canadian folk or country or something like that singer.

What I THINK I'm hearing is a somewhat higher pitch whine. I'm thinking it's just the powerband kicking in and I just am used to it from driving hondas/acura my whole life.

Yeah, I remember when the RSX was initially reviewed, the testers mentioned something about the markedly pronounced whine. I never really noticed it in my old Civic, my brother's Integra or the TL, CL and Legend my parents have driven though.

Yes but do you know Josee Chouinard??!!

Ugh! So, I'm driving home from work today, sitting on the highway in HOT NJ traffic and all the sudden I see this light pop up on my dash! HOT! The Emission Malfunction light. I'm thinking, COOL! Could this be because of the sound I THINK I heard? Anyway. I get to the store to get some brews (gotta feed the habit). And I go to the gas cap. It feels kinda loose. Funny thing is, I got gas like 2-3 days ago... Do gas caps come loose? Anyway, I clicked it the 3 times and now and waiting my three days. F-ing crap! Anyone know if my possible paranoia of sound can be connected to the Emissions Malfunction light? I'm praying it's the damn gas cap! F-ing sh*T! I haven't even had this car a year. It better shut off after 3 days. Ugh. Guys, any thoughts? Thanks!

HAHAHA! Hopefully it was just never tightened correctly and you don't have a bad seal. It shouldn't come loose if it was 3-clicked. I guess paranoia is a good thing once in a while. Try disconnecting the battery or pulling the fuse and see if it comes back on now that you've tightened the cap. I'm surprised you didn't feel any power loss or worse- temporary loss of movement altogether.

Hey- isn't it illegal to pump your own gas in Jersey?

Yeah, we got gas attendants down here! Although I'd rather pump my own gas. Some of those guys can't guide that thing in straight and nearly smash you ride! Anyway, that's the thing, I didn't tighten it. The attendant did. Thing is, I got gas on Saturday and I always try to listen for the minimum 3 clicks. Could have sworn I heard em. No idea how it'd be the gas cap 5 days later..... UGH! Thing is though, like I said about, when I went to check the cap, it did feel loose... It didn't feel tight, like when it's already been clicked and you know, you can just feel it getting ready to click over again if you turn it... So, no idea how it got loose or if the guy left it loose. I might have to try the battery disconect thing you suggest. And no, I didn't feel any power loss. Never felt the ride dragging. The pickup and acceleration has been normal. Anyway the possible noise I might have heard been anything with the gas cap being loose? Would that have any effect on engine noise??? I definitely have a love/hate relationship with cars! s777, thanks for the feedback and keep firing away with anything else you might know or think of! Thanks!

LOL!! Jersey's got more laws and regulations than any place I've ever lived!! I think it's the only state where you can't pump your own gas. I actually used to like that in the Winter when I lived there......certainly didn't care for the Jersey prices though!

NJ, off the top of my head, check to make sure the whine is definitely coming from the engine bay. The vinyl surrounding the windshield in the RSX is known to "whine" at high speed and can be sealed to correct the problem. Also, front wheel bearings would whine if they are toast. I would also check your belts. Lastly, some Acura owners have reported transmission failure (I have no specifics) preceded by a whine. Hopefully thats not the case, eh? It's really hard to diagnose over the internet and, at the risk of upsetting Mendari, my advice would be to take it to your dealer if you suspect a serious problem emerging.

at the risk of upsetting Mendari, my advice would be to take it to your dealer ...

LOL.
I agree with RSX-S777, the description of the symptom is too vague. When I test drove an RSX I heard a loud whine from the factory tires. That is completely normal for a tire designed for a long life.
You have to diagnose the symptom while the car is parked vs. while driving. Also, are you in a gear or are you coasting, is your air-conditioning on.....etc., etc.

Ok. Five speed manual. Driving on the highway. I'd be in 5th, doing about 65 and would accelerate to 75-80 to pass or just to go faster. Between where I was driving normally at (65) and before I reached 75-80 mph, it sounded like a slight "far away" whine. Like it was a distance out in front of my car. The past few days driving home from work I've been trying to sim the same situation and I'm thinking it was just paranoia. I'll being oing 60-65 and then accelerate up to 80 and it just sounds like a normal acura/honda accelerating in 5th gear. The whole Emission Malfunction Light thing has just thrown me a curveball and has increased any paranoia. I haven't disconnected the battery to reset the light due to having no time. But day 3 should be either today or tomorrow. If that light doesn't turn off, down to the dealer I go. If it does turn off, I'll probably just stay attentive for the next week or so and see if I hear anything random or different. Hopefully everything is all good. My Acura TLC card will be in my wallet at all times though!

my cold winter months plus cold air intake?
haha boy do i have some awesome tq and hp =D

Update: Light is OFF!!! I'll definitely be keeping an open ear and mind for anything out of the ordinary for the next week or so. But, that light turning off today definitely made my weekend. Time to sit around, fat out, and watch the Super Bowl. Thanks again guys!

good luck, hope it stays off.

Go Eagles!!!!

... Like it was a distance out in front of my car.
This sounds normal at those speeds. The RSX has very little sound insulation, so don't worry about a little wind noise.

Go Eagles!!!!


BWAHAHAHA! SUCKER...you should know by now...we are unstoppable (hockey and basketball excluded :biggrin: ). It's even sweeter because the Eagles talked so much trash for two weeks beforehand. :p

Bah I only wanted the eagles to win to get avenge the Steelers lost :p

At least the Steelers lost the to Superbowl champs.....

^drunken Typing. :biggrin:

Canucks a Steelers fan? or is he moking me!! cause Im a tru steelers fan! and I LOATHE the pats...and Canuck im guessing has Ontario affiliations, so he would actually be a bills fan...hahahahaha oh the bills



when was the last time I actually talked about cars? damn im lazy, as you all notice, I dont know anything about cars compared to you gearheads!

.,|,. :p .,|,. I meant to say I wanted the Eagles to avenge the Steelers loss.

And Mason, I was born/raised/still reside in Ontario, so yeah you can say i'm affiliated to Ontario:p And no offense to Buffaloers but its not such a great city and they're football team is just as bad :D I spent 1 hour there and left as soon as I could. A lot of canadians support the Steelers.....I wonder why....

1. I thought you boys had your own crappy football league to root for...CFL? Doug Flutie etc, etc...

2. Buffalo sucks knob. The team and the city. That's why we gave you that Frankenstien idiot Bledsoe. He fits right in.

3. Steelers fans live in trailers and eat ketchup sandwiches on white bread. And your head coach is a whiney tantrum-prone douche. I still laugh when I see Rothlisberger on the Chunky soup commercial, though...

4. The Eagles talk a better game than they bring. If you're gonna talk smack, you'd better damn well be able to back it up. Nice beard, Donovan.

5.

Yeah, the Toronto won the championship for the CFL. Doug Flutie left a long while ago. The CFL is sorta like the NCAA, just players at a different age.

And i'm sorry us Steelers fans don't loooove Clam Chowder:p

Its chowdaa! CHOWDAA! say it frenchie! and S777 is a huge pats fan now! where was he in the late 90's when they were a .500 team? he was cheering for the jets...just like he doesnt cheer for the Bruins after they got the tar beaten out of them 1st round...bandwagon jumper!!! :)

I was with the Pats through Grogan, Eason AND Flutie. Don't begrudge my right to celebrate after suffering through all that :biggrin:

Bruins hockey? Meh...I'm an Avs fan...

Suffering??!?!? hahahaha you don't know suffering until you cheer for Toronto teams...it would be a miracle if the jays ever make the playoffs again, let alone win anything, the Leafs will never ever win the stanley cup...ever!...the raptors are the biggest soap opera joke in the league...and we don't have a football team worth mentioning considering you probably make more money than 95% of the team

and yes I know the sox hadn't won in while but at least you made the playoffs, something we haven't done since 93

Jays aren't gonna win
Maybe next year for the Raps
If the league ever resumes the Leafs will get a Stanley Cup :p
The Argos are the CFL champs
The Rock > all. In all 6 years, the worst they've done is fourth place in the league, finishing first in their first, second, fourth and fifth season.

Thats 1 thing I've got going for me with sports, im not a leafs fan, Im a Red Wings fan! since I was a kid...and I like the argos but Im more of an NFL monday night football with the guys rather than friday night CFL...oh and I like Wake Forest if your talking NCAA b-ball...

Does Marcus Camby still play for the Raptors? I hate basketball, so I'm not current- but I went to school with that guy. Never showed up to class half the time and still managed to pass...

He left like 5 or 6 years ago, then Damon Stoudamire left, then Tracy McGrady, Antonio Davis and Jerome Williams, and lastly, Vince Carter.

Does Marcus Camby still play for the Raptors? I hate basketball, so I'm not current- but I went to school with that guy. Never showed up to class half the time and still managed to pass...


You went to school witgh marcus camby?? was he a soft sissy girl then? cause he is now...he was in New York for a while injured all the time...I think he's in Denver now, a little bit healthier, but underachieving on a team of rich sucks (Carmelo Anthony, Kenyon Martin) who want stats and not V's

He was the star of the UMASS team when I knew him. I'm glad he went soft- that guy slid through college waaaaay too easily. Let him work a little to keep his job...

Guys. Quick question for ya. When exactly does the powerband kick in on a 04 non-S?

Thanks!

Go Cowboys Go Stars Go Mavs and .......................................go rangers sigh I think in baseball steriods should be legal to teams with a payroll under 100 million dollars. that way they all have a shot.

S7777 - you went to Zoomass!!? Small world. I went to school back east.......long time ago...

Yes sir. I'm starting to feel like it was a long time ago...time flies.

Yes sir. I'm starting to feel like it was a long time ago...time flies.

Yeah, it sure does.....especially when driving :p an RSX!!

I know what you mean - it's been twenty years now since I graduated Trinity.....can't believe it!

Did you study botany at UMASS? I sometimes wish I had - people think I'm wacked, but I love working with my plants. Didn't realize that passion until later, though, while living in s. Florida.

What does this have to do with Cold Weather Performance? I don't know!! :lol2:

Meh...we tend to wander in and out of topic here anyway. I studied Plant and Soil Science- which is pretty much practical botany. I love my job because it's also my hobby. The kicker is that it actually PAYS WELL. And how many people can say they look forward to going to work every day, eh?

heh What exactly does a Tropical Botanist do? In IB Bio we have to do a creek project thats been driving me crazy

I'm going to take this to IM. I don't want the mods to start cracking down...

The kicker is that it actually PAYS WELL. And how many people can say they look forward to going to work every day, eh?

Damn few, myself included. Working with a bunch of panicky, whining women in Public Health sure isn't included in my list of looking forward to......only the drive to and from.

What sort of business do you work for? University? Feds? And how much education would I need to get there?

On the Cold Weather topic, we've got plenty of it here. Snow - again. I just hand-washed and debadged my car yesterday......it was so pretty - for a while, at least. Damn thing really makes a lot of noise when it first gets going - rattles, I mean. And I wonder if I have a bad strut mount. Hard to say since my last car was a lot quieter in general and I don't have any yardstick for RSX performance other than what I read here.

Yeah- I just washed yesterday and, looking out the window now it's a white lump. Didn't realize all the tiny scratches that damned snowbrush had caused until yesterday. I'm going to need a good buff/detail job in the Spring. I hate winter...

Yeah, that and those "brushless" car washes. Necessary evil, as I see it.

What do you do to buff yours out? I have never done much beyond using a wax with a mild cleaner. One of my cars was black and that stuff always left swirls. Maybe that's just how black paint is - nearly impossible to get perfect and shows every imperfection.

What's up guys? I'm back. New question. I recently took a trip down to Philly from NJ and at one point when merging onto a highway, I was climbing through the gears and around 3rd, it felt like a slight slip at around 3,000 RPMs... Like a split second loss of acceleration. I've seemed to have felt it a few more times during accelerations... Any ideas?

Also, quick question. When does the Maint Reqd begin to flash for 20,000 mile service? I'm at 18,500 and it's doing the five or so flash at start up...

Hmm.....I notice that the power curve isn't very smooth all the time in my Base ('02 - 39K miles). I attributed it to the ECU and VTEC.

I was getting a "bump" at ivtec engage for a couple days but attribute it to low oil pressure. A blip under acceleration at 3000 though? You don't think it could be the clutch slipping, do you? Was the heat on? Were you punching it pretty hard when it happened?

No heat. If it was the clutch, I'd be pissed. Since I have 18,500 on an '04! I wad def pushing it pretty hard since I was merging onto a highway from a pretty small merge lane...


****Edit: Possibly had on defrost. Never have it on too high though...