Methinks that cars are slowly going the way of industrial machinery. Prelube, oil analysis, post lube, maybe even eventually preheaters. Oil and air filter monitors to let us know when they need changing, etc. .
When I got married my wife had a 75 VW Scirocco that I used Kendall 10w-30 oil in. In Dallas, TX on cold winter mornings, 30deg.F, the darn thing wouldn't hardly turn over! Start? Out of the question. Being newlyweds, love was in abundance but money was not. So, I came up with a poor mans block heater, a droplight. Plug it in the night before, place it catacorner next to the oilpan at about the 7 oclock position, and WALAH! Started up like it was summertime. Seventy five watts incandescent, an existing droplight and you've just saved yourself a chunk of the green stuff. Not only the oil, but the engine block and battery benefitted from this simple excercise.
Steve
When I got married my wife had a 75 VW Scirocco that I used Kendall 10w-30 oil in. In Dallas, TX on cold winter mornings, 30deg.F, the darn thing wouldn't hardly turn over! Start? Out of the question. Being newlyweds, love was in abundance but money was not. So, I came up with a poor mans block heater, a droplight. Plug it in the night before, place it catacorner next to the oilpan at about the 7 oclock position, and WALAH! Started up like it was summertime. Seventy five watts incandescent, an existing droplight and you've just saved yourself a chunk of the green stuff. Not only the oil, but the engine block and battery benefitted from this simple excercise.
Steve