 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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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.
..burns twice as bright, lasts half as long. "The weight of the world is love. Under the burden of solitude, under the burden of dissatisfaction." -Allen Ginsberg- |
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Dec 8, 2006 - 1:28 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Dec 28, '05 From USA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
wow! welcome to minnesota! how long are you staying? hit me up, lets photoshoot that 3s!
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Dec 8, 2006 - 1:25 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 30, '05 From MN Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
QUOTE(pure_dx @ Dec 8, 2006 - 1:28 AM) [snapback]508869[/snapback] wow! welcome to minnesota! how long are you staying? hit me up, lets photoshoot that 3s! Thanks. Just moved in this past weekend to...Bemidji.. a small town... wife couldn't refuse the great offer and benefits to work here. Once we are settled in I will hit you up. QUOTE(rjbibeau @ Dec 8, 2006 - 11:51 AM) [snapback]508951[/snapback] where in mn did you move to? Relocated to Bemidji, a bit up north of minneapolis, st paul etc...small town and kinda far away from the cities but it okay. -------------------- 3sgteing.
..burns twice as bright, lasts half as long. "The weight of the world is love. Under the burden of solitude, under the burden of dissatisfaction." -Allen Ginsberg- |
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malecrod Best heater for engine in cold winter months Dec 7, 2006 - 11:13 PM
Bitter theres oil dipstick heaters, pretty cheap and easy... Dec 8, 2006 - 12:16 AM
malecrod QUOTE(Bitter @ Dec 8, 2006 - 12:16 A... Dec 8, 2006 - 1:12 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 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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