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Oil pan heater
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Oil pan heater
Now if I were to purchase an oil pan heater, which of the two would you choose and for what reason. The magnetic or stick on version. Has anyone had any experience good or bad with either of these?
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I use the stick-on 200watt type, been on for five-and-a-half winters so far.
Works well.
You won't be putting a magnetic one on, no room unless you get under every day and take it off before you drive.
S
Works well.
You won't be putting a magnetic one on, no room unless you get under every day and take it off before you drive.
S
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Wow...I had no idea how quicly those things heated up. Went down to a parts store and they plugged them in for me. I had no idea they were actually that good. I talked to a couple of the techs here at work and they all seemed to agree that they were great. I just need to figure out which style to get. They were leaning towards the stick on ones for the same reasons. How strong is the magnet and how freaking big they were. And this last week or so its been - 30 to -40. So you could say its kind of cold. And lets not bring up the wind chill either. Why do we live up here again?
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I got the stick on one last year when my car wouldn't start in anything colder than -9, and with it plugged in, it would start up until -32... big difference..
this year I got the upgraded starter... now it starts in -35 without bring plugged in!
this year I got the upgraded starter... now it starts in -35 without bring plugged in!
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It is kind of odd that your car would have trouble starting as little as -10c range, even without a block heater/oil pan heater. Was it not due to something else causing it to not start?
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I stuck mine on the rearmost part of the oilpan, with the cord snaked up behind the intake manifold. The pan has grooves, just enough to prevent a nice tight contact, so I epoxied a thin strip of aluminum into one groove, enough to make a nice flat contact with the pan.
Like I said, this is it's sixth winter under there, scrubbing on snow and branches etc. and it's still on tight, though it's been covered in oil the last couple of years, but that's another story.....
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Like I said, this is it's sixth winter under there, scrubbing on snow and branches etc. and it's still on tight, though it's been covered in oil the last couple of years, but that's another story.....
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I finally got one and I purchased the stick on one. The Magnetic one was WAY too big. I couldn't be more happy. I have absolutely nothing bad to say about it. I recommend it to anyone actually.
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Yeah I'm sure it gets so cold down there. LOL Whens the last time you saw snow that stayed around for more than a day, let alone numerous feet of it that stays around for 6 months?
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I am considering getting various fluid heaters. It isn't nearly as cold here, but warming up the 8 in the morning always bothers me with potential theft. My driveway is about a car's length long, and the 8's plume of exhaust on a cold morning is a big flag saying "this car has the keys in it and is unlocked!"
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I've been working out of camps though and was wondering if anyone has experience leaving their heaters on for 21-24 days straight. I didn't see any warnings on the heater but... It didn't say it was okay either.
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