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The battery is heated to avoid that damage though. Nothing does this in an ICE car.
While true, how long can the car heat the batteries before it's practically unusable because the battery has depleted so much you need to charge it again before driving to work? Not everybody has a charging port at home, especially in Europe.
This is not a significant concern, frankly.
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The battery is heated to avoid that damage though. Nothing does this in an ICE car.
While true, how long can the car heat the batteries before it's practically unusable because the battery has depleted so much you need to charge it again before driving to work? Not everybody has a charging port at home, especially in Europe.
If the car is plugged in– even to a typical 120V wall plug– it’ll charge and warm the battery even in single digit temps.
This is just plain wrong. The whole article. What kind of content farm puts those articles out.
You won't be able to drive at all without warming up in Siberia at -42. In fact it's very hard to start the engine from cold state. So everyone who was able to afford a pre-start heater were installing them. And those who were not were hooking up auto start timers (usualy paired with a crappy aftermarket alarm) so the cars were constantly starting in low temperatures (-30 and lower).
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I worked at the engine plant in the early 2000s that made the 4.6l v8 that was in Crown Victoria for cop cars and cabs. The cop/cab version of the engine was different in that it had a highly polished timing chain for exactly this reason.
This is super interesting as a person who is interested in cars, but by no means a mechanic. What does polishing the timing chain accomplish? Or is it more “accurate” timing?
When your engine is running the oil pump ought to be circulating oil across relevant surfaces, I don't see how idling would 'strip it away.' If that was the case, why would they sell cars with remote starters?
> I don't see how idling would 'strip it away.' What the article is saying here is technically correct, but I doubt the effect is as large or as detrimental as the article says. The key point is that, as the piston moves up and down in the cylinder, the part of the cylinder wall that is traversed is alternately wetted by oil and gasoline. When it is wetted by gasoline (i.e., when the piston is at the bottom of its st…
That has nothing to do with temperature, usually.
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I worked at the engine plant in the early 2000s that made the 4.6l v8 that was in Crown Victoria for cop cars and cabs. The cop/cab version of the engine was different in that it had a highly polished timing chain for exactly this reason.
This is super interesting as a person who is interested in cars, but by no means a mechanic. What does polishing the timing chain accomplish? Or is it more “accurate” timing?
I’m also curious, in terms of idling and the longevity of the engine. It has to be said, those old Crown Vics are still on the road.
But what about for a Diesel engine?
yes thats a big hole in the article. diesel is oil, its a wet fuel, like gasoline [vs propane]. diesels here in AK usually run with winter additive or ether start. the best bet really is block heater, its built in most vehicles here, but there are "stick on hot pads" you can put on your oilpan. these are high heat, you can cook an egg on one if you wait a little longer
You won't be able to drive at all without warming up in Siberia at -42. In fact it's very hard to start the engine from cold state. So everyone who was able to afford a pre-start heater were installing them. And those who were not were hooking up auto start timers (usualy paired with a crappy aftermarket alarm) so the cars were constantly starting in low temperatures (-30 and lower).
During my trip in northern Siberia, while sipping my morning coffee, I saw a guy start up his lada niva by -40 the old fashioned way. He opened the engine bay, put a rug on his engine, took a blowtorch and lit it under the engine. He heated the engine oil pan and gearbox for 10 min, and then started his engine with a battery he brought with him.
The best thing you can do to make your engine last is change the oil regularly.