5 folk tricks on how to quickly warm up the engine in winter
The state, no further ado, gave the Russians exactly 5 minutes or 300 seconds to warm up the engine in the courtyard area. This is sometimes not enough even in autumn, what can we say about winter. Portal "AutoVzglyad" figured out how to speed up the process.
The only car that can not be heated in the cold is an electric car. True, there is a risk that you will not start it at all. The internal combustion engine needs to be warmed up, its resource and service life directly depend on this factor. But you still need to heat the interior and melt the ice on the glass, if there is no electric heating. How to make it faster than usual?
Our key task is to warm up the engine, so the entire temperature accumulated by the engine should be stored in the engine compartment. High speeds - up to one and a half thousand - are not dangerous for the power plant, so you can turn on the stove to the minimum temperature and even activate the air conditioner. After all, it gives a small additional load, forcing the internal combustion engine to warm up faster.
By the way, the operation of the air conditioner in winter is recommended for the system itself: this way condensate does not accumulate in it and mold does not appear.
The legendary carton, which drivers from Murmansk to Vladivostok escape from frost, does not affect the morning warm-up in any way. Such a “barrier” helps to keep the temperature of the engine in motion, but on a parked car, alas, this life hack is not productive.
It is dangerous to cover the engine with various blankets, because no one is immune from fuel leaks and accidental sparks. But using a special hair dryer or a building heat gun is a sound idea. It is even more convenient to buy a small heater powered by a cigarette lighter and place it in the engine compartment. It is inexpensive, nothing needs to be redone, but the effect is quite noticeable.
The second or large circle of coolant circulation comes into play at the moment when the engine reaches a temperature of about 70 degrees. The heating stove can only be turned on at this moment. To start warming up the cabin before this magical and desired moment, you need to activate the heating of the steering wheel and seats.
No matter how strange it may sound, but the “warm options” do a good job of warming up the “room” and will help to endure until the stove is turned on. By the way, even the glass will begin to thaw.
We will omit various “webasts” and pre-heaters - this is an expensive and complicated solution - but it’s worth saying a few words about autorun. Moreover, this function is useful to owners of both diesel and gasoline cars.
The fact is that a diesel engine, which starts to warm up only under load, has a very bad attitude towards “cold” movement - the engine is in dire need of warming up. Therefore, “rattle” an extra 15 minutes while the driver enjoys morning coffee is much more important for him than his fellow driver on “light fuel”.
If your car is already equipped with auto start, then in the evening, before turning off the engine and closing the door, do not forget to activate the air intake from the passenger compartment - recirculation - and install airflow on the legs and windshield.
