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Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz
Ah, none of what you have said will fix the fact that when you start you car the oil will be cold, and you'll be doing more wear and tear to your engine than if you had plugged it in.
Plugging in your car isn't all about making sure it starts, it's about making sure you don't damage it when it does start.
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Agreed.. I'd follow 4x4's method if I had a
full synthetic oil change.. A perfect indication of how thick regular oil gets at -35 is to try and pour a liter of oil thats been sitting outside a gas station in that temp. I worked as a gas jockey in high school and honestly unless you squeezed the p*ss outta the bottle it won't pour. Synthetic on the other hand pours just fine at temps of -35. If your car is old and leaky
don't use synthetic, it penetrates everything including your 15 year old oil pan, valve cover, and intake gaskets.. You'll start a leak that never goes away..
Plugging your car in is never a bad idea, everything operates alot better when the internals arent cranking over at -30. Another thing to note, I see alot of people driving their cars hard when they arent warmed up. If you punch it in a car thats engine is still frozen inside your taking a chance of breaking something expensive.. ex: crank shaft in a 79 dodge diplomat, I witnessed one grenade in my buddies car after he floored it at -20.