 Best heater for engine in cold winter months, Just relocated to Minnesota..its very cold here! |
 Dec 7, 2006 - 11:13 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined May 30, '05 From MN Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%)  |
Hi everyone, I have just relocated to Minnesota and its very cold here. Starting the car in the morning or after car has been sitting for a while is hard. Battery is in good shape when I checked a month ago. I also just had oil change done here which is good to -40degrees?. I normally do my own oil change but don;t have a home yet. But what is worrying me is that after letting car warm up(10-15mins) and while driving with the heat on I see and smell smoke coming from the vents usually within the first 20-30mins of driving. I have looked under the hood on 2 occasions to see if I can spot what might be smoking or burning but to no avail.
I'm now thinking about getting engine block heater/ oil pan heater. My question is which one would work best for the celica? Just something plug and play for now. Anyone with experience with engine heaters? By the way, I have the 3s motor. Thanks -------------------- 3sgteing.
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Dec 8, 2006 - 12:16 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 11, '06 From Way South Chicago Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
theres oil dipstick heaters, pretty cheap and easy to use. just drop it down the oil dipstick and it keeps the oil a little warmer, but sort of a pain in the ass since you have to remember to pop the hood and swap it for your dipstick.
a block heater is what you want. it replaces a freeze plug in a water passage, just need to get one that fits right and there shouldnt be a problem. -------------------- |
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Dec 8, 2006 - 1:12 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 30, '05 From MN Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
QUOTE(Bitter @ Dec 8, 2006 - 12:16 AM) [snapback]508847[/snapback] theres oil dipstick heaters, pretty cheap and easy to use. just drop it down the oil dipstick and it keeps the oil a little warmer, but sort of a pain in the ass since you have to remember to pop the hood and swap it for your dipstick. a block heater is what you want. it replaces a freeze plug in a water passage, just need to get one that fits right and there shouldnt be a problem. Agree, I saw the oil dipstick heater and it seems pretty easy enough except: 1) have to remember to remove it before driving off. and 2) I read somewhere that some of the dipstick burns the oil?. I think I will go with the block heater, I called up toyota this morning and they have it in stock for $35. A small price to pay compared to have could go wrong without it. Thanks -------------------- 3sgteing.
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malecrod Best heater for engine in cold winter months Dec 7, 2006 - 11:13 PM
lagos no need to get any type of engine block heater. le... Dec 8, 2006 - 1:12 AM
Bitter QUOTE(lagos @ Dec 8, 2006 - 1:12 AM)... Dec 8, 2006 - 1:05 PM
malecrod QUOTE(lagos @ Dec 8, 2006 - 1:12 AM)... Dec 8, 2006 - 1:17 PM pure_dx wow! welcome to minnesota! how long are yo... Dec 8, 2006 - 1:28 AM malecrod QUOTE(pure_dx @ Dec 8, 2006 - 1:28 A... Dec 8, 2006 - 1:25 PM rjbibeau where in mn did you move to? Dec 8, 2006 - 11:51 AM lagos QUOTE(malecrod @ Dec 8, 2006 - 1:17 ... Dec 8, 2006 - 1:28 PM |
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