Wolverine Oil Pan Heaters Vs Engine block heaters?
Wolverine Oil Pan Heaters Vs Engine block heaters?
http://www.wolverineheater.com/
they look good and say its better then the block heaters?
anyone have any input?
W116Lorinser
01-09-2010, 12:34 PM #1i found this site as i was looking for engine block heaters for my car
http://www.wolverineheater.com/
they look good and say its better then the block heaters?
anyone have any input?
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ForcedInduction
01-09-2010, 06:10 PM
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Oil pan heaters do nothing to warm the engine itself or the combustion chambers.
I have a MB block heater, and also have a magnetic oil pan heater. I don`t need it here on the Monterey bay area, but when Iam in some cold freezing part of the country, I use them.
warm oil will flow into the vital parts of the engine a lot easier than cold oil. I can only emagine what the effects the cold has on an engine, like now with the weather in the minus double digits back east w/o some type of engine heater.
Charlie
There is nothing wrong with an oil pan heater, why heat the block and have cold oil?
I have a MB block heater, and also have a magnetic oil pan heater. I don`t need it here on the Monterey bay area, but when Iam in some cold freezing part of the country, I use them.
warm oil will flow into the vital parts of the engine a lot easier than cold oil. I can only emagine what the effects the cold has on an engine, like now with the weather in the minus double digits back east w/o some type of engine heater.
Charlie
(01-10-2010, 12:00 PM)charmalu There is nothing wrong with an oil pan heater, why heat the block and have cold oil?W116Lorinser is asking about using an oil pan heater instead of a block heater.
The whole reason diesels are hard to start when cold is lack a of heat in the combustion chambers. Heating the oil doesn't do anything to address this since any heat conducted from the oil to the engine is quickly dissipated from the thin metal of the oil pan up to the block.
Block heaters work by reducing the amount of heat the engine's metal absorbs during compression. Glowplugs compensate for this by adding heat to the compressed air.
ForcedInduction
01-10-2010, 12:33 PM
#6
(01-10-2010, 12:00 PM)charmalu There is nothing wrong with an oil pan heater, why heat the block and have cold oil?W116Lorinser is asking about using an oil pan heater instead of a block heater.
The whole reason diesels are hard to start when cold is lack a of heat in the combustion chambers. Heating the oil doesn't do anything to address this since any heat conducted from the oil to the engine is quickly dissipated from the thin metal of the oil pan up to the block.
Block heaters work by reducing the amount of heat the engine's metal absorbs during compression. Glowplugs compensate for this by adding heat to the compressed air.
(01-25-2010, 06:02 AM)Gurkha How bout flow dynamics, thicker oil won't reach the critical parts sooner enough or not reach at all in worse case scenario.
Thicker Colder oil is DEF not better for engine on cold starts or in general. Oil must heat up and when its hot its more effective to getting to those critical parts.
Btw i just installed coolant heater from dieselgiant myself in under 30 minutes... Wrks great.. But no need for it yet as its 56 degrees in NY!!!
W116Lorinser
01-25-2010, 10:19 AM #9(01-25-2010, 06:02 AM)Gurkha How bout flow dynamics, thicker oil won't reach the critical parts sooner enough or not reach at all in worse case scenario.
Thicker Colder oil is DEF not better for engine on cold starts or in general. Oil must heat up and when its hot its more effective to getting to those critical parts.
Btw i just installed coolant heater from dieselgiant myself in under 30 minutes... Wrks great.. But no need for it yet as its 56 degrees in NY!!!
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willbhere4u
01-25-2010, 10:13 PM #10Also with warmer oil the engine cranks over faster helping it make more compression and start much sooner! If they crank over to slowly in cold weather it may not start at all!
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