Originally Posted By: rw19
I wonder why car companies arent installing oil heaters. Most people where I live drive very little!
My charger heats both the oil and coolant when I plug it in however I cannot say if its just the oil absorbing whatever heat the block heater is radiating or if there's something designed into the system meant to heat the oil.
If its -30c ambient temps my oil temp is 0c and coolant temp is 30c,so it is significant.
I'll check tomorrow what the spreads are since its warmed up significantly outside. Tonight when I hopped in ambient is -4c. Oil temp was 35c and coolant was 60c,so I don't know if there's a thermostat built in regulating the block heater or how it's built.
I wonder why car companies arent installing oil heaters. Most people where I live drive very little!
My charger heats both the oil and coolant when I plug it in however I cannot say if its just the oil absorbing whatever heat the block heater is radiating or if there's something designed into the system meant to heat the oil.
If its -30c ambient temps my oil temp is 0c and coolant temp is 30c,so it is significant.
I'll check tomorrow what the spreads are since its warmed up significantly outside. Tonight when I hopped in ambient is -4c. Oil temp was 35c and coolant was 60c,so I don't know if there's a thermostat built in regulating the block heater or how it's built.