I just purchased an A4 2009 last month, I just founded out that Audi Canada will not be producing any block heater for 2009 models.

I live in Saskatchewan and it is cold, anyone would have a suggestion short of having a block heater to keep the engine warm or at least make it easier to start during cold days.

Thank you

 

I use an oil-pan heater,works good. go see your audi/vw dealer, they should be able to set you up.it cost me $105.00 for the heater and they installed it n/c because i had other work done.

 

Thank you

The dealer told me the solution woul be to install a circulating block heater.

I will be the first one to get it install next month.

Take care

 

thats the way my dealer told me would be best ( inline heater ),apparently there isn't enough room with the 3.0 in a 2003 A4

 

My 09 TTS came with an oil pan heater as well. Haven't used it yet even though it's been pretty darn cold already.

 

Gilles, does your 2007 have a block-heater? Mine doesn't and when I asked the dealer in Calgary I was told just to use synthetic oil and it would start. During extremely cold weather in January last year I mounted an infrared heat lamp (175 watts), pointing at the oil filter canister, worked quite well my wife said as she was out of town with the car for a week on a course and no warm garage available. Her old Jetta, bought in Saskatoon, had a dealer-installed pan heater which seemed to work very well also. I was surprised the Audi dealer didn't do the same.

 

It really is not necessary, is what i was told by Audi! Last year in the -52 with windchill weather in Calgary I had no issues it started up like a charm. Idled a little harder but warmed up and it was fine! I will not waste money on something thats going to add weight and not really help me out in the mean time.....why re-invent the wheel, when the engineers have taken the cold climate into consideration and I havent had any issues. Do your warm ups and cool downs properly if you are turbo'ed and thats all.

 

Clyde

I was told the same thing from the dealer, however they will installed the circulating heater next month at no cost.

Some how I made a mistake I have an A4 2009 not 2007.

I guess I will find out next week how the car works , I will be Winnipeg with no garage.

Iwill let you know.

Gilles

 

Well that's cool that the dealer will install a circ. for you, esp. since you're in Regina. I'm just ordering a new A3 and will negotiate a pan heater. BTW, my wife was in Calgary last January during that -52 wind-chill weather, rather unusual for that city.

 

We plug in our pan patch heaters below 20C. Less wear and tear on the engine during the warm up phase.

Have fun in Winnipeg, hear it's darn cold lately