[Z06] Anyone using an engine oil dipstick heater?
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Drifting
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Anyone using an engine oil dipstick heater?
Is anyone using an engine oil dipstick heater for your car that's in winter storage? I like to start mine up once a month and take it out in the driveway and drive it back and forth until the oil temp reaches 200 degrees (takes a half hour). I noticed the other day that the oil temp was 16 degrees when I started it and that's pretty chilly. I have heard of these devices and wondered if they were safe to use.
Thanks,
trebor
Thanks,
trebor
Le Mans Master
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From: N Carolina 08 Z51 Coupe
Originally Posted by Trebor
Is anyone using an engine oil dipstick heater for your car that's in winter storage? I like to start mine up once a month and take it out in the driveway and drive it back and forth until the oil temp reaches 200 degrees (takes a half hour). I noticed the other day that the oil temp was 16 degrees when I started it and that's pretty chilly. I have heard of these devices and wondered if they were safe to use.
Thanks,
trebor
Thanks,
trebor
mike
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2004
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From: Cedar Rapids Iowa
The Z06 uses Mobil 1 which is synthetic. The viscocity of synthetic oil hardly changes over a very wide temperature range. The block heaters are really for engines using conventional oil because the conventional oil gets thicker as it gets colder. Using the block heater in a car with synthetic oil should not make it any easier to start. The bottom line is that I see no benefit to using a block heater with an engine using synthetic oil.
