Would putting a heating blanket in the engine bay or propped up under the engine overnight work or be too dangerous?

 

I've found a magnetic pan heater online someplace, google for it
Personally never had an issue in as low as -53celcius, just make sure battery is strong

 

...like the kind you buy at WalMart?...

 

yea, like a regular heating blanket for a bed. I have a non heated garage and was pretty bone chilling cold last week in PA.

I never had a problem on my Mazda 3 but I know the 8 motor is a little more delicate/finnicky

I'll look up for the magnetic pan heater

 

I use a stick-on 25 watt type, works like a charm.
http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/S...sku=pan+heater

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Search the web for oil heaters. They make like a stick on electric blanket that just sticks to the oil pan. But I'm not sure about how they regulate the temps.