Did anyone here insulate their garage for warmer cold starts?
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Did anyone here insulate their garage for warmer cold starts?
Just bought a house, have been living in a condo with heated garage until now.
Here in Canada my car’s oil temp is near zero Celsius when cold starting in the winter. I’m really worried about this, since I park outside for work too.
So my car car will have to cold start twice a day at nearly 0 degrees oil temps. Did anyone insulate/heat their garage to keep their cars warm?
Thanks!!
Here in Canada my car’s oil temp is near zero Celsius when cold starting in the winter. I’m really worried about this, since I park outside for work too.
So my car car will have to cold start twice a day at nearly 0 degrees oil temps. Did anyone insulate/heat their garage to keep their cars warm?
Thanks!!
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If you have access to an electrical outlet you already have a block heater installed in the coolant lines. The connecting cable is about $40 from the dealer. It's not the most elaborate heater, it doesn't pump coolant, but its just a heat element in the block that will definitely speed up warm up time on cold start
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If you have access to an electrical outlet you already have a block heater installed in the coolant lines. The connecting cable is about $40 from the dealer. It's not the most elaborate heater, it doesn't pump coolant, but its just a heat element in the block that will definitely speed up warm up time on cold start
Also, does anyone know how bad cold starts at 0-10c oil temp are? I have to do this twice a day in winters, and I plan to keep my car for a very long time. Would do anything within reason to mitigate the damage caused by this.
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Thanks, will look into this. So my car will look like a plugin hybrid when parked at my garage I guess? Is my imagination correct?
Also, does anyone know how bad cold starts at 0-10c oil temp are? I have to do this twice a day in winters, and I plan to keep my car for a very long time. Would do anything within reason to mitigate the damage caused by this.
Also, does anyone know how bad cold starts at 0-10c oil temp are? I have to do this twice a day in winters, and I plan to keep my car for a very long time. Would do anything within reason to mitigate the damage caused by this.
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I think this car is causing you too many issues, maybe revert back to stock. Take the headers off. The car is fine starting at 0 degrees, its a car man..... do all of the other cars in Toronto have issues starting in minus 0 degree temps?
So heres your solution:
If car too loud - take off headers
If car too slow - Super Charge it
If Super Charge too much - Sell Car
Easy breezy.....
PS: I have always felt 11.3095890 Degrees C is the best temp to get the car to warp speeds.
So heres your solution:
If car too loud - take off headers
If car too slow - Super Charge it
If Super Charge too much - Sell Car
Easy breezy.....
PS: I have always felt 11.3095890 Degrees C is the best temp to get the car to warp speeds.
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I think this car is causing you too many issues, maybe revert back to stock. Take the headers off. The car is fine starting at 0 degrees, its a car man..... do all of the other cars in Toronto have issues starting in minus 0 degree temps?
So heres your solution:
If car too loud - take off headers
If car too slow - Super Charge it
If Super Charge too much - Sell Car
Easy breezy.....
PS: I have always felt 11.3095890 Degrees C is the best temp to get the car to warp speeds.
So heres your solution:
If car too loud - take off headers
If car too slow - Super Charge it
If Super Charge too much - Sell Car
Easy breezy.....
PS: I have always felt 11.3095890 Degrees C is the best temp to get the car to warp speeds.
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I heat my garage to 10C, just saying.
Insulate and heat your garage to 10C, Your wife will thank you, your kids will thank you, your car(s) will thank you and you will thank you.
Insulate and heat your garage to 10C, Your wife will thank you, your kids will thank you, your car(s) will thank you and you will thank you.
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