Block heater help....please :D

[Dave M]

I have standard frereze plug block heaters in all my 'non-bimmers' which, of course, work great. However, I've never seen these for M50, M52 etc.

A friend with an e39 touring would like to improve cold starting (-32 C this morning), so I'm wondering what others have tried. Would in-line hose heaters on the lower hose provide heat to the block??

Dave

[Claude]

I have standard frereze plug block heaters in all my 'non-bimmers' which, of course, work great. However, I've never seen these for M50, M52 etc.

A friend with an e39 touring would like to improve cold starting (-32 C this morning), so I'm wondering what others have tried. Would in-line hose heaters on the lower hose provide heat to the block??

Dave

I have a block heater on my M30 it's fine. Lower hose heater device is a technologie of the 70's (perhaps before), i used one long long time ago and it worked well, it's certainly not as efficient as a heater in the block but better than nothing.

Are you sure that new BMW engine (E39 +) can't accept block heater ?

[Tiger]

There are tons of products out there. I think the one that heats the oil pan are much more efficient... go look in diesel engine block heaters and you will get some idea.

[Dave M]

There are tons of products out there. I think the one that heats the oil pan are much more efficient... go look in diesel engine block heaters and you will get some idea.

I've used magnetic oil pan heaters on vehicles without aluminum pans, but they weren't very good (relative to an in-block heater). A good deal of heat must escape out the sides of pan heaters. I've seen stick-on or clamp-on pan heaters for aluminum pans, but I'm partial to the in-block elements.

Please sell me on a pan heater as they are way friggin easier to install, especially on someone elses car

Dave

[Dave M]

I have a block heater on my M30 it's fine. Lower hose heater device is a technologie of the 70's (perhaps before), i used one long long time ago and it worked well, it's certainly not as efficient as a heater in the block but better than nothing.

Are you sure that new BMW engine (E39 +) can't accept block heater ?

I'm not certain they're unavailable, but I was unsuccessfull in my initial research. I'll have to look into it further.

Dave

[Tiger]

One step closer to your solution...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ZeroS...Q5fAccessories

Call up the guy to see if they have application for your friend's car.

[Tiger]

Inline coolant heater

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ENGIN...Q5fAccessories

[Tiger]

Interesting one...

http://www.jcwhitney.com/ZEROSTART-T...1648_10101.jcw

I believe with this method, you need two T adapter so this way it only circulate the engine coolant.... And with this one... you can get more powerful heater.

[632 Regal]

Dave,

I have the adapters for like 5/8" heater hose which should work, let me know and I'll dig em up.

Interesting one...

http://www.jcwhitney.com/ZEROSTART-T...1648_10101.jcw

I believe with this method, you need two T adapter so this way it only circulate the engine coolant.... And with this one... you can get more powerful heater.

[bcohoon]

don't know if they're worth a damn... but they do make dipstick heaters.