What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Just ordered a oil pan heater, going to plug it into a smart plug in the garage so I can tell Alexa to warm up my truck and it will turn it on and warm up that oil.

 

Putting a soft tonneau cover on my 2021 off road today!

 

Been thinking doing the same thing. What brand did you go with? It gets cold up here in Northern Alberta!

 

I got this one.

ABN Silicone Heating Pad 120V - 1 x 5" Universal Engine Heater Car Oil Pan Heater Pad, 25W Electric Heater Pad

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079GBWVDX?ie=UTF8

I was trying to figure out what size to get without actually going out and measuring, I think this one should fit pretty well.

 

Hmmm, I've had magnetic stick on oil pan warmers before and they where all around 100w. They would usually take an hour or 2 to do their thing on vehicle that would not turn over. Not sure if 25w would be enough to do much when it dips below - 20c here haha.

 

Being in the trucking industry our shop has rolls of the reflector tape. It’s used for the rear and sometimes sides of our trailers. Federally mandated. Looks like I ordered a cat back system last night. I thought I stopped drinking ?!

 

I want more of this build. Thing is sweet!

 

I think this one should do pretty good, instead of being a magnetic one it sticks right to the pan. So it should have a more direct heat path. But this winter will be a good test. Last winter we had -20f for awhile, so im hoping we have similar this year.
But really I just want my oil a little warming than below zero for those cold starts.

 

2022 Taco Prerunner | Tacoma World

 

The only other options are a trickle charger (even overnight). A water heater unit that taps into the the hose to the heater core. Or thermo dip stick which heats the oil in the pan. But that option seems like it wouldn’t work given the tight tube we have in our trucks.

 

I leave a charger on my truck all winter, I work from home so I can go a few days between driving and hate having my battery frozen. I would love to have a coolant heater at some point, but I think keeping the oil warm is the most important part for engine life.

Here is my charge port in the wheel well.

 

Pretty nifty. The water heaters heat the oil as well. To an extent thru convection

 

The ultimate winter kit would be to have oil pan heater, block heater, trickle charger, and cab heater. Then in the winter time your truck is clear of snow/ice all the time, and the engine is always ready to go.

 

We call them garages or some shit in New England

 

My garage is full all year. I keep a 73 challenger and a 91 bmw in there.



So I get to deal with this in the winter.

 

The is is correct. Basically I carry less than 300 lbs in the rear so I went stage 1. Ride is pretty plush with my rack, tent, and spare. And truck is level with the deavers and a 2.5-3” lift up front. Only wish is that I went spring under axle for more uptravel

 

Oh yeah. Living in minny has its disadvantages. Same in New England. Makes me appreciate the summer months. Summer days I would imagine for you guys.

 

This year we have had extra summer... we straight skipped fall, it was 75 degrees yesterday, but we are getting snow next week.

 

Can you believe it is not referred to “Indian summer” anymore?? The new moniker is 2nd summer. I’m part Indian or American native. I have no idea why the term would be insensitive. Or derogatory.