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<p>[QUOTE="Rideandrepair, post: 12303106, member: 168603"]The factory style coolant heater is located in the oil cooler housing. That’s going to warm the oil in the oil cooler. I’d have to guess an oil dipstick type warmer would be a universal type thing. Correct length wound be what’s important. I’ve also wondered if one of the extra drain plugs, especially the one on the side of the oil pan, was for installation of an oil heater. Looks to be the same size as a coolant block heater. Could probably use the same heater element. I wondered if it might melt the oil pan, being it’s some type of plastic/fiberglass mix. Must be some type of factory style heater. Even my old Jeep has it as an option, with a gasoline engine. Popular up in Canada.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Rideandrepair, post: 12303106, member: 168603"]The factory style coolant heater is located in the oil cooler housing. That’s going to warm the oil in the oil cooler. I’d have to guess an oil dipstick type warmer would be a universal type thing. Correct length wound be what’s important. I’ve also wondered if one of the extra drain plugs, especially the one on the side of the oil pan, was for installation of an oil heater. Looks to be the same size as a coolant block heater. Could probably use the same heater element. I wondered if it might melt the oil pan, being it’s some type of plastic/fiberglass mix. Must be some type of factory style heater. Even my old Jeep has it as an option, with a gasoline engine. Popular up in Canada.[/QUOTE]
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