New CRD ower here, So cold weather?

ekeefe41 · **Joined:** Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:13 am **Posts:** 9

I live in MA, also drive a 2000 Jeta TDI.
The glow plugs on the Jetta always worked fine, but we ended up getting an after market coolant warmer.
http://www.frostheater.com/frostheater.htm

I was wondering what the CRD is like in very cold weather?
Also is there any after market warmers similar to the TDI one?

ekeefe41 · **Joined:** Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:13 am **Posts:** 9

Found this in another thread, in case anyone else was wondering the same thing.
Wondering if anyone ever installed one and had pictures/tips

Quote:

Here is an inline coolant heater from Northern Tool, it's not a 240 volt but it does a great job at 125 volt.... easy to set up for $50.00.

Kat's 1500 Watt Circulating Tank Heater — Model# 13150

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/ ... _200339137

Overview
Thermopump heater is designed to heat and circulate the coolant in an engine for easy cold-weather starting.

Has a thermostat and extra-long cord to connect to AC power source. U.S.A.

Features + Benefits:
Heats and circulate engine coolant
Aids cold-weather starting
Made of die-cast aluminum to resist corrosion
What's Included
(1) 1500 Watt tank heater

Key Specs:
Primary Heating Application Vehicle
Volts 110
Watts 1,500
Thermostat Included Yes
Power Cord (ft.) 4
Remote Included No
Manufacturer Warranty 12 months parts / 12 months labor
Ship Weight 3.0 lbs
Northern Tool Item# 174050

Hexus · **Posted:** Wed Jul 18, 2012 5:56 pm

When I bought my CRD I lived in Cleveland less than a mile from Lake Erie. Trust me we had wind chills of -50 and we had feet of snow at a time. I never once had an issue getting the engine to start when using the stock block heater that came with the CRD. I wouldn't waste the money unless you live in the frozen tundra of the further north.

ekeefe41 · **Joined:** Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:13 am **Posts:** 9

Hexus wrote:

When I bought my CRD I lived in Cleveland less than a mile from Lake Erie. Trust me we had wind chills of -50 and we had feet of snow at a time. I never once had an issue getting the engine to start when using the stock block heater that came with the CRD. I wouldn't waste the money unless you live in the frozen tundra of the further north.

Ahhhh... It comes with one?
I was looking for a plug and didn't find it, where should i be looking for it?

ChooChooman74 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 18, 2012 6:12 pm

CRD has a block heater. Just have to uncoil the wire.

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ekeefe41 · **Joined:** Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:13 am **Posts:** 9

ChooChooman74 wrote:

CRD has a block heater. Just have to uncoil the wire.

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Awesome, ty

Where do I look for it?
Is it accessible from the hood, or should i be under the Jeep looking for it.

Go Pats!

minisub · **Posted:** Wed Jul 18, 2012 7:07 pm

Pop the engine cover off. You will most likely find it bundled and zip tied somewhere on the drivers side near the dipstick tube if I recall.

papaindigo · **Posted:** Wed Jul 18, 2012 7:51 pm

Typically zip tied from the factory in a wad to the oil dipstick tube. If the insulation is shot from a bunch of years of being heated in a wad a new one is like $25 at the dealer and pretty easy to replace with one person up top feeding wire and one person underneath disconnecting/reconnecting, no need to remove OEM front skid.

Works great. If you are in a cold area get a timer and set to come on a couple of hours before you need to crank up.

mikey1273 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 18, 2012 8:15 pm

I only use my stock engine heater when its below 20 F outside and did it when the thermostat was broke. it has started up fine at 15F but warms up faster when plugged in when its that cold.

ChooChooman74 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 18, 2012 10:54 pm

ekeefe41 wrote:

ChooChooman74 wrote:

CRD has a block heater. Just have to uncoil the wire.

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Awesome, ty

Where do I look for it?
Is it accessible from the hood, or should i be under the Jeep looking for it.

Go Pats!

Look for my thread on adding a tranny cooler. You will see I have mine poking through the grill.

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naturist · **Posted:** Thu Jul 19, 2012 1:46 pm

I unwrapped mine shortly after I bought my 2005 CRD new, and fed the cord up past the battery so that in cold weather, I can feed it out over the headlight so I don't even have to open the hood to plug in.

That said, it doesn't usually get all that cold here in the winter, certainly not as cold as Mass. Since I've never really needed it, I've only used it about twice, both mostly to check and make sure it works (it does). Even without it, I've never had any trouble starting up cold in temperatures down to around zero, or maybe a degree or two lower.

The glow plugs do demand a little more time before you try to crank it in those temperatures, of course. But it fires right up. One of my tests was on a morning when the temp was supposed to get down to zero. I put the block heater on a timer to come on about 2 hours before I planned to start it, and you'da thunk it was a summer day from the glow plug time and time-to-fire while cranking.

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