Best Method for Starting on COLD Mornings
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Originally Posted by Sam Lin
20w50 in freezing winters is most definitely too thick.
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DO NOT IDLE TO WARMUP. Start the car and get going.
If I don't let mine warm up, I can't shift at all, because the transmission is simply too cold.
Not to mention, the car will barely drive until the engine hits at least 30 or 40 degrees celcius.
I usually let it warm up until it melts all of the frost on my windshield, scrape the other windows, get in, and take it easy for 10 or 20 minutes until things loosen up a bit.
It was -25C this morning, I had it plugged in (oil pan heater, lower rad hose heater), and I still gave it almost 10 minutes to warm up, and I could barely drive it.
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Yep, I'm adding a circulating heater this winter, and tossing the lower rad hose heater, too bad we have the thermostat on the lower rad hose =(
I'm also putting in a battery heater and acid mat.
As well as bodging an oil pan heater to make a transmission heater, lol.
About 1400W of heaters on my car when I'm done, this had better warm it up when it's -50C.
I'm also putting in a battery heater and acid mat.
As well as bodging an oil pan heater to make a transmission heater, lol.
About 1400W of heaters on my car when I'm done, this had better warm it up when it's -50C.
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Originally Posted by Zero10
Why not?.....
If I don't let mine warm up, I can't shift at all, because the transmission is simply too cold.
If I don't let mine warm up, I can't shift at all, because the transmission is simply too cold.
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