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Old 12-05-2011, 09:40 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Snow tips!HELP:)

Ok so the 318iS has been averaging close to 40 imp MPG for the last 14000 miles..

Woke up to this


What can I do to keep the MPG up?

I've yet to do any grillblocks etc- may be a good starting point.

Any other hints or tips?


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Old 12-05-2011, 11:09 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Might want to look into coolant and/or oil heaters
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Old 12-05-2011, 01:28 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Might want to look into coolant and/or oil heaters
Cheers!
Unfortunately,I live in a block of flats,so unable to run electricity to the car for heaters..I'm restricted to car only mods.

Been out in it earlier-definately need to get it to heat up quicker!
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Old 12-05-2011, 02:25 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Personally i have been pondering on a block heater that uses waste veggie/motor oil.

I just can't seem to get started on the design.
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A grill block is good, I noticed significantly quicker warm up times when I added mine. Also, if it gets really cold there, you may have so much cold air flowing past the engine that it won't stay at operating temps without one.

Remember that defrost will turn on the A/C, so don't just leave it on defrost all the time.

If you don't already have it, synthetic gear lube in the tranny and rear end. The colder it gets, the more important this gets. A little more extreme than what you likely see, but a while back I remember starting my manual tranny truck at -40°F (-40°C) and I was going to let it warm up while I scraped the windows. I had it in neutral and let off the clutch... and it lurched forward and died. The fluid was so thick, that it wouldn't run at high idle even in neutral. Switching to synthetic solved that.
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There's always the engine "blanket", often talked about by me; seldom implemented.
Your thread referring to it !

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Old 12-07-2011, 02:26 AM   #10 (permalink)
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