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und3rd06,

Here is something you should definitely check into. The maintenance booklet speaks of an "engine coolant heater" when temps fall below -20 F. The change interval for the timing belt is highly dependent on whether you use the coolant heater.

I don't know exactly what the engine coolant heater is - maybe you can ask your dealer. I know they used sell things like electric dipsticks that you plug in overnight for easier starting in the morning (maybe helping your battery/starting problems), but I don't know if it has the same beneficial effect on the timing belt.

Unfortunately, I think cold weather is terrible for any car, not just the Catera. Think of all those moving parts unevenly going through a temperature change of a couple hundred degrees each morning and its a miracle that it works at all.

Barry

Barry