Northof60
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I live in the Yukon. I have an Oil Pan heater, Battery Pad and Battery Blanket. The car gets plugged in any time it gets shut off for an extended period of time. If a plug is not available it gets left running. Our average Temp this winter has been -30C. I have only had two issues to note.
One: The cord on the ends of the plug are very fragile when cold and they break. The solution is to always have a spare cord end available ($2 at your local electrical shop) and monitor the cords. Which leads to issue two.
Two: The wife didn't plug it in one evening @ -35 and attempted to start it in the AM. Needless to say I was replacing a starter @ -35.
I agree with the statement "Whatever it take to get it running in the morning" My focus with my setup is to keep oil warm so it flows at startup and keep the battery warm so I have the power to crank it over. The heated seats take care of the 'comfort' part of the equation until the cabin is up to temp.
Just my IMHO from a guy who has two seasons. Winter and Not winter.
One: The cord on the ends of the plug are very fragile when cold and they break. The solution is to always have a spare cord end available ($2 at your local electrical shop) and monitor the cords. Which leads to issue two.
Two: The wife didn't plug it in one evening @ -35 and attempted to start it in the AM. Needless to say I was replacing a starter @ -35.
I agree with the statement "Whatever it take to get it running in the morning" My focus with my setup is to keep oil warm so it flows at startup and keep the battery warm so I have the power to crank it over. The heated seats take care of the 'comfort' part of the equation until the cabin is up to temp.
Just my IMHO from a guy who has two seasons. Winter and Not winter.