If the engine oil is frozen, what we can do? Can Block Heater works?

ben8286

I think the engine oil in my car is frozen. I try to boost it with another car and it 's still not working.
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Anyone can give me some suggestions?
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[ 本帖最后由 drauto 于 2008-2-1 00:15 编辑 ]

今晚打老虎

我觉得block heater是管打火的，跟机油没关系。
我的车子前天早上打着火后，机油灯一直亮着。
热车几分钟后就ok了

guangdao

there are a few kinds of BH that help cars start from extreme cold weather,
4 z- ?, E! E% A, _1 ]+ abasically ,  BH keep the car warm by heating up the oil pan-which keeps the engine oil from frozen, or by heating up the coolant, and keep the engine block warm.
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3 X8 B1 Z7 P9 c3 r3 W% K5 rIf you do not have BH on ur car, by using synthetic oil you can also prevent oil frozen from happening.
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gstudy

原帖由 ben8286 于 2008-1-31 02:29 发表
' Z- Y: z" j+ qI think the engine oil in my car is frozen. I try to boost it with another car and it 's still not working.

Anyone can give me some suggestions?

4 G' }& Z( X, F* ^, U0 C' Y8 fTow your car to somewhere warm and try to start after a while in warm place, or wait till the weather becomes warmer.

ben8286

do you think using a hair dryer may help to warm up a car a little bit?

银色月光

插电加热3小时，一般可以打着车。如果不行，可能电池电量不行了，应该用别的车BOOST。

BLOCK HEATER是通过加热发动机内的冷却液间接加热ENGINE OIL，降低油的粘度；同时使汽油的可燃性提高。
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不行用表量量BLOCK HEATER的电阻，应该是50欧姆左右。