A4 engine block heaters?

[Kneale Brownson]

At 07:25 PM 10/01/2001 -0500, Stephen Kormilo wrote:

>At 07:47 PM 01/10/01 -0400, you wrote:
>>From: "Todd Guttman" <tguttman at columbus.rr.com>
>>To: <quattro at audifans.com>
>>Subject: A4 engine block heaters?
>>Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 19:35:56 -0400
>>
>>Do any Canadian listmembers know if Audi offers an optional engine block
>>heater for the A4?  My dealer here in Ohio tells me that they're not sold in
>>the U.S. but thought that they were offered in Canada.
>
>You can get engine heaters from Audi in Canada, but I have been informed 
>that, at least for my 2.8, they heat the oil pan and do not directly warm 
>the block via the coolant in the 'usual' way.  The dealer here in Winnipeg 
>automatically installs an engine heater in all the new Audis he gets.


 From my experience starting diesel tractors in wintertime temperatures, 
I'd advise against a heater that cooks your oil in the bottom of the engine 
and provides little warming for the rest.  You want the coolant warmed so 
the engine is warm (relatively speaking).
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