Thanks for the info. Sucks they don't make block heaters.skinny2 wrote:-I run premium at times. Never noticed a difference in mpg.
-Never heard of an OEM block heater for these. Most OEM heaters I've seen seem to be oil pan heaters. I've had better luck with coolant heaters which is what I had on a VW TDI. I would have heat instantly with that one which was good on a diesel because it would take so long to heat up. In fact there were times the engine temp would drop after starting if it was super cold.
The unit I have on my Jeep is a true block heater. Had to punch out one of the plugs on the side of the block to install it and coolant came pouring out. Works great on the vehicle. In fact, when the Jeep was my daily driver I would plug it in to a standard wall outlet timer to come on a couple of hours before I left for work (as opposed to plugging it in directly to the wall immediately after shutting off the motor). While this didn't always translate to starting the vehicle at ideal operating temp, the coolant temp gauge was north of 100 degrees which meant less than a mile of driving it was at full heat.
Would be great if I could find something similar for the Pathfinder.