» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | My 318ti build 05-21-2024 04:48 PM 05-28-2024 06:42 PM 1 Replies, 2,025 Views | | OMG!OMG! 05-28-2024 08:53 AM 05-28-2024 08:53 AM 0 Replies, 458 Views | | | | | | 02-02-2005, 12:37 AM | #1 | Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 41 | Engine Block Heater x Last edited by NoahChamberlain; 09-01-2010 at 03:17 AM. | | | 02-02-2005, 01:56 AM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 124 | Quote: Originally Posted by NoahChamberlain Engine Block Heater... where can I get one for my '96 TI? I'm moving up to Alaska and I have to get one installed before I go up there, according to my new unit (I'm in the military...)... | damn!!! that sucks, Alaska?? they say ain't that bad though, i was stationed 4 years in Minot AFB, ND. I hated that f**king place so bad, f**k minot!!! back to the topic, here is more: http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthrea...oto=nextnewest good luck in Alaska, try to make it fun! | | | 02-02-2005, 03:59 AM | #3 | Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 41 | x Last edited by NoahChamberlain; 09-01-2010 at 03:18 AM. | | | 02-03-2005, 06:12 AM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 124 | Quote: Originally Posted by NoahChamberlain you gotta be ****tin me? there's no such thing as an engine block heater for the m44 engine? | BMW wise nope, I called everywhere, BMW dealers in canada, OEM parts in england, you name it! 70% of people I talked to didn't know what the hell was a Block Heater (I didn't called Germany, but if you know some german give it a try) .......nothing original as far as i know! | | | 02-03-2005, 09:24 AM | #5 | Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 41 | x Last edited by NoahChamberlain; 09-01-2010 at 03:18 AM. | | | 02-03-2005, 03:05 PM | #6 | doesn't care about you. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 3,925 | Quote: Originally Posted by NoahChamberlain looks like the car is going for sale in the next few days! | I wouldn't sell the car just because it doesn't have a block heater. My car has never not started because of the cold. Maybe BMWs are so well engineered that they don't need block heaters. It does get pretty cold in the mountains of Europe and they don't seem to have problems there. I say give it a try before giving up and assuming it isn't going to work. __________________ '99 Dinan M3 | | | 02-03-2005, 05:02 PM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 124 | Quote: Originally Posted by DustenT I wouldn't sell the car just because it doesn't have a block heater. My car has never not started because of the cold. Maybe BMWs are so well engineered that they don't need block heaters. It does get pretty cold in the mountains of Europe and they don't seem to have problems there. I say give it a try before giving up and assuming it isn't going to work. | That's true, that's what BMW Tech told me. it'll take a little bit to start your car though but it will be fine. plus if you just use the right weight of oil you'll be ok. | | | 02-03-2005, 07:07 PM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manassas, VA Posts: 4,129 | I'm ex Air Force, never stationed in Alaska, but I think you won't need to sell the car. I remember reading somewhere that all parking spots have some kind of electrical outlet to plug in an engine heater. All you need is a generic engine heater, I think it's a submersible type, plugs into your radiator. There are probably many types. Quote: Originally Posted by NoahChamberlain looks like the car is going for sale in the next few days! | __________________ 1998 (July) 318ti, 5-spd OEM Armrest Blaupunkt Heidelberg CD50 CD Player/Compact Drive MP3 Player Diamond Audio 5.25" rear speakers Navman ICN 530 GPS BMWALARM.COM (with comfort settings) after market alarm system Magnecor 8.5mm wires M-Z3 Shifter/Momo Knob Burlwood Dashboard Stromung Exhaust X-brace Racing Dynamics Front Strut Bar Carbonio C.A.I. 17" Rial Rims Vader Seats/Heated/Lumbar Support M-tech Steering Wheel/Front Sway Bar/Front & Rear Bumper Depos/w 6500K Angel Eyes/6000K HIDs Clear Corners M3 Mirrors UUC Light Weight Flywheel/M5 Clutch/M3 Clutch Slave E28 3.46 LSD/Mcoupe Cover/E30 Flanges & Halfshafts UUC S.S. Brake/Clutch Lines Hartge Roof Spoiler BavAuto Springs Bilstein Sport Struts/Shocks E46 M3 Rear Shock Mounts SPC Front Camber Kit Reiger Hatch Spoiler BavAuto Rear Camber Kit Dinan Stage II Software Turner Rear Sway Bar Reinforcements BMW E46 Auto dimming mirror with Clown Nose alarm Engine Compartment Light Heated Wiper Fluid Retrofit OEM Fire Extinguisher Da'lan Trailer Hitch Rear Sun Shade OEM Fog Light Retrofit H & R MZ3 Rear Sway Bar/ UUC Adjustable End Links Cruise Control Retrofit On Board Computer Retrofit M3 twistie style side skirts Carbon Fiber Hood | | | 02-03-2005, 07:14 PM | #9 | Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 41 | x Last edited by NoahChamberlain; 09-01-2010 at 03:18 AM. | | | 02-03-2005, 08:19 PM | #10 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bremerhaven, Germany Posts: 977 | Quote: Originally Posted by chepas BMW wise nope, I called everywhere, BMW dealers in canada, OEM parts in england, you name it! 70% of people I talked to didn't know what the hell was a Block Heater (I didn't called Germany, but if you know some german give it a try) .......nothing original as far as i know! | I could have sworn someone once sent me a diagram of a BMW-marketed block heater if I can only remember where I saved it. However, I would think a less expensive and less specific unit would work just fine on an M44. What I know BMW does market and sell in Europe are 5 kW, gasoline-fueled auxiliary heating systems which would untether the car from the electricity grid. I have know idea how effective they would be at -40. -John P.S. I found the mail message, from February 2002, mentioning the BMW block heater with an attached TIFF in case I needed part numbers. It appears I deleted the the scan to save disk space. I will ask my correspondent if he still has it. | | | 02-14-2005, 07:24 AM | #11 | Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 41 | x Last edited by NoahChamberlain; 09-01-2010 at 03:18 AM. | | | 02-14-2005, 09:47 PM | #12 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 290 | Quote: Originally Posted by NoahChamberlain UPDATE: Found a block heater for the TI! And a mechanic who's installed them before. | QUESTION: Where did you find it?! | | | 02-14-2005, 09:52 PM | #13 | Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 41 | x Last edited by NoahChamberlain; 09-01-2010 at 03:18 AM. | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Thread Tools | | Display Modes | Linear Mode | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |