How to warm up your car in winter

Frost, cold and wind have a rather negative effect on those cars that are constantly outdoors in the open air. Of course, it is better to find a warmer parking place for your vehicle during the winter period. It can be a garage that is not even heated, or a warm covered parking lot. However, not everyone has this opportunity and therefore it is important to know how to defrost a car correctly and effectively.

Responsible car owners prepare in advance for the cold season. At a minimum, you can purchase a high-quality battery and a car blanket, as well as fill the engine with winter oil and replace the spark plugs.

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There are several methods of warming up a car in winter:

1. At very low air temperatures in winter, first of all, the battery freezes in the car, especially if it is not of sufficient quality and is already old. If in the morning you come to the parking lot and find that the car does not want to work, try to remove the battery and take it to the room for warming up.
   Also, during severe frosts, it is recommended to take the battery home, and then carry it back and connect the terminals to it. Then there will be no problem starting the car. Although if the car owner is a representative of the fair sex or the parking lot is far from home, then this method is not entirely suitable.
   If the car does not start after the measures taken, then the battery from frost has finally sat down and needs to be recharged.

   One of the ways to insulate a car

2. If you are ready to spend it once, so that later for many years at any time you can warm up your car, then get yourself a heat gun that runs on gasoline or diesel fuel. Having such equipment, the vehicle will be returned to working condition in just 15-30 minutes. The advantage of this type of gun can be called the fact that the unit does not depend on electricity and wires and can warm up not only the battery, but also warm up the candles, muffler or door locks.

   The heat gun will help warm the car in cold weather

3. To bring the engine into working condition, you can ask the driver of any other car to "light" your frozen car. If you have no one to turn to, you can just call a taxi. For this procedure, you will need special wires that connect the battery of a working car to your battery. At the same time, it is important to observe the polarity, and then even in the most severe frost, you can eventually get your car to work.

   In winter, the car can be "lit" from another

4. The next method is suitable for those who park their car under their windows or in the courtyard of a private house. You should stretch the extension cord to the machine and, armed with a hair dryer, electric stove or other heating device, warm up the engine. To do this, you need to place the device under the pallet, above which the motor is located. After about 30 minutes, you can check the consistency of the oil with a dipstick. If it has already become viscous, you can try to start the engine.

   With the help of an extension cord, you can lead any heater to the car

5. There is another effective way to warm up your car. To do this, you need a metal pipe with a diameter of 30 mm and a length of about 1.5 meters. One end of the pipe (100 mm) must be bent at a right angle. Attach the bent edge to the engine, and attach a blowtorch to the other end of the pipe. However, you should carefully warm up the car with a similar method and, before the procedure, check if there are any oil or gasoline leaks on the surface of the sump.

   A blowtorch is one of the possible, but not the best, ways to warm up the engine.

6. If you are not interested in any of the listed methods and you have a tow rope, you can ask one of the drivers to help you start the car by towing. To do this, it is important to engage 2nd or 3rd gear and squeeze the clutch. When the movement starts, you will need to slowly release the clutch. Once the engine is running, it is important to depress the clutch and brake pedal again to avoid colliding with the vehicle in front.

   Towing is one of the ways to start a car

7. You can also use the results of technical progress, such as aerosol "Quick Start". It is sprayed into the air heating corrugation on the air filter. There is also a unique tool - WD 40 grease. It helps to easily start even a wet engine and easily allows you to open a jammed door lock.

   Aerosol "Quick Start" - liquid for starting the engine in winter

8. If you have tried everything you can and have not achieved a positive result, then you should call a tow truck and send your vehicle to a heated parking lot for several days. If, after that, you could not start the engine, then the problem is not that the car is frozen, but in something completely different and you need to visit a car service.

   A car tow truck will help to transport the car in frost

Conclusion!

Summing up all of the above, it is worth noting that knowing so many ways to warm up the car, for sure now a frosty morning will not be a horror for you. Each driver probably has his own tricks and secrets in his arsenal of how to start a car engine in severe frost.