Any tips starting in cold weather

[Ca11um]

Well after my first weekend of owning a Caterham (I couldn't have asked for better conditions ) I have a question. Are there any known problems starting a K series from cold (-3 ish)? I don't have a garage and so lives under a cover. Sunday morning, cover comes off, jump in, turn the key and the engine turned over but didn't burst into life. A few more tries and the battery was starting to suffer. Eventualy it started with a jump start from my other halfs car. She's not going to let me forget that! The car had a good run on Saturday, it has a new battery. Is there anything I should check or do to help in cold weather?

[allen l]

It seems I have to help the car a bit after it starts. Just a minimal touch of the gas pedal, or it stalls. You might want to check your battery. Oh, my car lives outside and doesn't even have a cover.

[Incorrigible]

It could be any of a multitude of things. Basically the ECU isn't giving the engine enough fuel, so it could be anything from a dodgy temp sensor (telling the car that's it's hotter than it is) to the ECU itself.

AS it started with a jump I would start with obvious things like making sure the battery is fullycharged

[Nicodema]

I can't usefully answer the question you asked, but I've been having had similar issues with my MX-5 which has been sat outside in the winter, while we were building the R300 in the garage. What I did was pop down to Halfords and pick one of these up:

Ring 40Ah starter pack

It really does the job and I can see it coming in useful in coming years for the R300. Saves going begging for a jump, and you can even pop it in the boot if you don't trust the battery for getting you home later.

[Ca11um]

I think I might take a trip to Halfords today as I had the same problem again this morning. Again the engine was turning over but not kicking into life even with a bit of throttle. At least it will keep me on the road while I try and find out what's going on.