MADISON (WKOW) – The extreme cold is coming, and that means more problems under the hood.

“With this super cold weather, it is going to be hard on a battery,” said Russell Zimmerman, service director for Don Miller Auto Group. “If it’s not fully charged, it could freeze or fail you if you’re sitting outside and trying to start it.”

In addition to the battery, Zimmerman says one of the most common issues he sees is washer fluid freezing.

“(Washer fluid) is easy enough to keep full at all times,” he said. “The lower it gets, the more chances of freezing.”

Experts say another issue with the extremely cold weather is tire pressure decreasing.

“Your tire pressure can go down anywhere from 5 to 10 pounds when you have these subzero temperatures like this,” said Nick Jarmusz, director of public relations for AAA Wisconsin.

He said while tire tread won’t be directly affected by the cold, having more tread will let your tires grip snow or ice covered roads more easily.

In addition to tire issues, weather this week could be cold enough to actually freeze your gas line.

“Gasoline has a much different freezing point than water, but when you’re talking about that thin volume that’s going through the actual fuel injection line, that could possibly freeze in these subzero temperatures,” Jarmusz said.

To protect yourself from a freezing gas line, experts recommend some kind of anti-freezing solution to put in your gas tank.

“If your vehicle is going to be sitting outside for any length of time, it wouldn’t hurt to put a can of Heet or something like that… into a full tank of gas,” Zimmerman said. “That would definitely help you get through this week anyway.”

In addition to adding a solution to your gas tank, experts recommend keeping your tank as full with gas as possible. They say this will prevent any non-gas substance from getting into your tank, and it will also help keep pressure on your gas line to prevent it from freezing.

Jarmusz says AAA also recommends keeping things like blankets and lights in your car in case you get stuck on the side of the road.