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Forum: D2 - Everything else

18th November 2014, 12:16 PM

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Oil Pan heater

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Posted By Goran

I realised I have a small 200W 240V to 12V dc...

I realised I have a small 200W 240V to 12V dc mains power supply at home. So I experimented a bit more yesterday. It saved me throwing away £34 for a 40Ah starter battery for this purpose.
With...

Forum: D2 - Everything else

16th November 2014, 05:28 PM

Replies: 19

Oil Pan heater

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Posted By Goran

Yes, just under 10 degrees per hour, I guess it...

Yes, just under 10 degrees per hour, I guess it meets expectations for such a small heater.
I left it on for another half a hour, the temperature increase seems to be linear,

after 60 minutes...

Forum: D2 - Everything else

16th November 2014, 03:10 PM

Replies: 19

Oil Pan heater

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Posted By Goran

I have some new data. Using a 110Ah Bosch S5...

I have some new data.
Using a 110Ah Bosch S5 battery which is in a very poor condition, I got the following results.
At start:
VCDS oil temperature before connecting battery to pan heater: 8C...

Forum: D2 - Everything else

27th October 2014, 07:22 PM

Replies: 19

Oil Pan heater

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Posted By Goran

I got a bit interested reading about oil, and...

I got a bit interested reading about oil, and found out that viscosity at 40C is 72 (for Edge 5w30) but at 10C its around 400! and at operating temp. its supposed to be around 12 to 14.
I was a bit...

Forum: D2 - Everything else

26th October 2014, 08:51 AM

Replies: 19

Oil Pan heater

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Posted By Goran

Thanks for those links. The Webasto aux heater is...

Thanks for those links. The Webasto aux heater is a lot more powerful, wow 5kw I didn't know. I was hoping it would pass some heat onto the oil since D2s already have that oil cooler which is like a...

Forum: D2 - Everything else

25th October 2014, 01:10 PM

Replies: 19

Oil Pan heater

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Posted By Goran

First attempt - fail. So much for theory :) ...

First attempt - fail. So much for theory :)
VCDS oil temperature at start: 11C
VCDS oil temperature after 20minutes: 11C

It was the battery's fault anyway. 12V 7.2Ah Aino Micro could not even...

Forum: D2 - Everything else

20th October 2014, 09:31 PM

Replies: 19

Oil Pan heater

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Posted By Goran

I like these stories from the USSR. My dad told...

I like these stories from the USSR. My dad told me in Russia, and even in Serbia truck drivers used to light a fire under the oil sump (or maybe under the diesel tank?) on those cold -20 or -30 days....

Forum: D2 - Everything else

20th October 2014, 07:46 PM

Replies: 19

Oil Pan heater

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Posted By Goran

Oil Pan heater

I just bought one of these. Its only 125W and its the 12V version.
I don't expect great results but I am hoping it will raise the oil temperature a bit on those cold days. Right now its set up to...

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