Block heaters installed?
Discussion
Reading all the threads from those poor folk who've had an S6 fail on them....all of whom say they "religiously warm the engine before working it hard....never more than 3k rpm until the oil is over 60 degrees etc."
Has nobody thought of installing a simple block heater to keep the engine at a nice toasty 60 degrees? Say goodbye to cold engine wear, frustrating warm-up periods and hello to an S6 that might last.
They are common on diesel backup power generation sets. The engine has to be able to operate at full load almost immediately after start-up. Without a block heater the engine would shaft itself pretty quick after a few full load cold starts!
Just a thought...
Has nobody thought of installing a simple block heater to keep the engine at a nice toasty 60 degrees? Say goodbye to cold engine wear, frustrating warm-up periods and hello to an S6 that might last.
They are common on diesel backup power generation sets. The engine has to be able to operate at full load almost immediately after start-up. Without a block heater the engine would shaft itself pretty quick after a few full load cold starts!
Just a thought...
Dave
Not a bad suggestion. I know Em gens and Fire pumps have one fitted for the exact reasons you describe. Such an item is common purchase in Canada for diesel road vehicles and they can be bought over the counter. They usually bolt up against the sump. The Tuscan does not have a sump as such, the oil is contained in a resevoir and is pumped around the engine from there. It would in my view be feasable to fit tape trace heating to the resevoir and provide a remote socket to plug into the mains.
However the bottom line is......follow the factory warm up procedure and the engine should last.....not go pop in around 7200 miles or less.
Incidenatlly in Khazakstan during winter they light fires under the diesel lorries to thaw them out so they can just turn them over to start up....to see that first time is....well different.
Not a bad suggestion. I know Em gens and Fire pumps have one fitted for the exact reasons you describe. Such an item is common purchase in Canada for diesel road vehicles and they can be bought over the counter. They usually bolt up against the sump. The Tuscan does not have a sump as such, the oil is contained in a resevoir and is pumped around the engine from there. It would in my view be feasable to fit tape trace heating to the resevoir and provide a remote socket to plug into the mains.
However the bottom line is......follow the factory warm up procedure and the engine should last.....not go pop in around 7200 miles or less.
Incidenatlly in Khazakstan during winter they light fires under the diesel lorries to thaw them out so they can just turn them over to start up....to see that first time is....well different.
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