[V8] Block Heating

[Scott Simmons]

I'm not worried about being stranded.  The car runs great in the cold 
but I'm worried that I drive about 2 miles to work.  Car sits in the 
bitter cold all night and is then run for about ten minutes.  Car then 
sits for nine hours in the bitter cold before being run for about ten 
minutes.  That can't be good for it.

On occasion I try to drive around town to warm up the oil and dry out 
the exhaust, but I drive past all those gas stations and their big 
glaring numbers and it's hard to keep going...

I figure that if the engine is plugged in and warmed up while I'm not in 
the vehicle, then it'll be a lot less harsh on it.

~Scott S.

Bob Krussow wrote:

>I have not done this on any of my Audi's but you could look into a block heater that installs in one of the freeze plugs. There are also "battery blankets", heated blanket around the battery. But in our case its difficult because of its location.
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>Good maintenance is the best thing to do. If you occasionally get below zero have your battery checked, have the correct weight oil in it. A synthetic 5W-30. Good clean anti-freeze, 50-50 mix. Plugs and wires, basic tune-up items. check them all. It only takes one weak link in the chain to leave you stranded. 
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>Bob 
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