im thinking maybe its a good thing to have engine heater in this cold weather.
is anyone using one? and how much is it?

 

Nope, no need in southern Ontario. The purpose of the heater is to keep the oil viscous for cold starts. The oil in your car is factory spec'd at 0W20, which is still liquid below -40. Your motor will never be filled with a molassus sludge.

 

Yeah... I was thinking that in southern ontario it doesn't get cold enough to need a block heater. Usually when I drive off in the mornings... the engine feels fine and warms up pretty quickly. Sometimes I wished I had a heater for my transmission tho. On really cold days... the SST can feel a bit jerky initially.

 

justindxin... how cold does it get where you are anyways? In Toronto... I don't think temps have fallen below -10C yet.

 

I dont know about that. 5 years ago, I think it was like -30 for an entire month. I know the coldest day of 2009 was Jan 29th, cause we had the dyno day on that day. It was like -29 before the wind chill. Brutal hehe.

But like was mentioned earlier. I run 0w20 as well which is much easier on your engine both in wear and instant start ups. Dont listen to the Myths out that that its thinner or any B.S. like that. a w20 rating is the operation weight. the 0 just means at ultra low temps, it wont restrict initial flow. When you start your car up, those first few seconds are critical.

 

i work in georgetown. right now the temp. goes -10 to -15. might get colder in the future.

i checked some engine heaters and all of them needs to be pluged in a wall outlet. so it wont work for me if im parked outside.

 

I live in G-Town and my car is outside, no issues. Block heaters are really best used when there is a chance of the fluids gelling (freezing) I don't think really needed for our area as mentioned before.

 

Might prolong engine life for those with larger piston to wal clearances and lower silicon aluminum alloy pistons by reducing piston slap during cold start up.