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svc · 11-09-2011, 10:50 AM

And the links:
Calix AB
DEFA WarmUp - Start page

As Piwoslaw mentioned, heating the oil is not efficient. You need to get greatest mass, the engine block itself, warm to reduce the time which engine runs on rich mixture.

For winter I just use synthetic 5W-40 or 0W-30 oil regarding of manufacturers specs. That's thin enough even in -40 Celsius

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svc EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Finland Posts: 10 C5 III HDi - '11 Citroen C5 HDi SX 90 day: 50.56 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	And the links: Calix AB DEFA WarmUp - Start page As Piwoslaw mentioned, heating the oil is not efficient. You need to get greatest mass, the engine block itself, warm to reduce the time which engine runs on rich mixture. For winter I just use synthetic 5W-40 or 0W-30 oil regarding of manufacturers specs. That's thin enough even in -40 Celsius __________________ -- Every man needs his toys: Citroën C5 HDi + Saab 9-5 2.0 BioPower