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Engine Pre-Heater 8 years 7 months ago #162867

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Has anyone fitted an engine pre heater to a MGF?
Ours is a 51 plate Stepspeed.
We are looking at either a Wolverine Heaters Engine Oil Pre Heater (such as www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/engine-pre-heaters/wolverine-heaters-engine-oil-pre-heater) or a Engine Coolant Pre Heater (such as www.enginepreheater.co.uk/).
Given the issues with the cooling of this engine where would be the best place to install the wet option?

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Engine Pre-Heater 8 years 7 months ago #162868

Andy Lawrence
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That seems a bit pointless.

But it's your car and your £85. :pop:

All you really need to do is change the under floor pipes for stainless ones and the rad for an aluminium one as there the places where your most likely to get leaks then get into the routine of regular pre flight checks to oil and water.

WHALE OIL BEEF HOOKED

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Engine Pre-Heater 8 years 7 months ago #162869

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Hi Andy,
Thank you for the advice, stainless pipes are on the list once the originals give up but at present they have virtually no corrosion on them and radiator is equally in good external condition.
Our question comes from the car only being used for short distances daily so its not getting a chance to get up to full working temperature and de-misting can be a tad slow compared to more modern cars!
Our concern was more interrupting the water flows by fitting a cooling system pre-heater rather than leaks.
Any further thoughts?

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Engine Pre-Heater 8 years 7 months ago #162871

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I would use this as an excuse to go for a proper drive once a week.

As the car is a convertable it is always going to be more damp than a tin top. I keep a tub of rock salt in the car durring the damper months to draw the mosture.

James

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Engine Pre-Heater 8 years 7 months ago #162879

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2kw Engine Coolant PreHeater 240v, fits Land Rover, 4x4, Kit Car etc

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Engine Pre-Heater 8 years 7 months ago #162880

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Car is staying surprisingly dry inside even without the Hardtop which will go on at the end of the month.
The one bluestreak shows is probably the one we will go for and working on how to hide the electrical connector.

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Engine Pre-Heater 8 years 7 months ago #162896

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Its your money, but I personally wouldn't bother, a very good excuse to give it a longer drive often, short journeys are the worst thing for a K series, it needs warming, about a mile and mine is up to temperature , then drive it like you stole it!!

If its a steptronic/stepspeed use the paddles, which will get the fluid nice and hot and burn off any moisture. I have a good quality de-humidifier pad which stops any misting up, even with hardtop on!!!!
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Engine Pre-Heater 8 years 7 months ago #162902

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One of the reasons I ditched my hardtop is that on Sunny sunday afternoon in mid winter I'll flip the hood open to let the car breath, that and my hood will be down unless it's raining.

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Engine Pre-Heater 8 years 7 months ago #162918

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Yes, I give mine a good seeing to every 7-10 days 22ml round trip none stop which includes an up hill 1ml long at 6k rpm in 4th than through Delamere forest and home :woo2: