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As for the block heater....My X has the cold weather package, so it does have a block heater, and thus, no heating pad on the pan needed. I would assume there's a space for a block heater you could put in. It usually jsut requires removal of a plug on the side of the block and in goes the heater. A block heater is the sort of item you should bundle in with a cooling system flush/refresh as it's going to require at least some of the coolant be drained.
Do you have a dealer-installed block heater? BMW doesn't recommend or offer them, and the cold weather package didn't include an immersion heater AFAIK. That is why some have gone to the stick-on silicon pad heaters. I have used them on larger engines, but never installed one on a BMW. All of my 3.0 engines were fine starting at -30C when I was travelling north of Vancouver, but I didn't have to do it day after day.
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Do you have a dealer-installed block heater? BMW doesn't recommend or offer them, and the cold weather package didn't include an immersion heater AFAIK. That is why some have gone to the stick-on silicon pad heaters. I have used them on larger engines, but never installed one on a BMW. All of my 3.0 engines were fine starting at -30C when I was travelling north of Vancouver, but I didn't have to do it day after day.
Interesting! I didn't know that....Just always assumed it to be part of the Cold climate package! My truck was leased for a year by an elderly Chinese couple who had the dealer do everything on it before I got it. It may very well be an aftermarket/after sale item then....but will have been installed by the dealer.
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My diagnostic fee is a flat rate of 1 double double from Tims!

As for the block heater....My X has the cold weather package, so it does have a block heater, and thus, no heating pad on the pan needed. I would assume there's a space for a block heater you could put in. It usually jsut requires removal of a plug on the side of the block and in goes the heater. A block heater is the sort of item you should bundle in with a cooling system flush/refresh as it's going to require at least some of the coolant be drained.
A double-double - that I can afford!

That's very interesting, when I called the dealer in Victoria before we left, they told me there was nothing available for the X5 (at least the 3.0i, I don't know about the others) and advised that I call the dealer in Winnipeg to see "what the locals do". I called them a few weeks ago and was advised that the only option was the heating pad...I wonder if I have the cold weather package - what else is included in it? I just had the cooling system cleaned and flushed to ensure it was good to go for the drive out here so I don't really want to open it up again...

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Do you have a dealer-installed block heater? BMW doesn't recommend or offer them, and the cold weather package didn't include an immersion heater AFAIK. That is why some have gone to the stick-on silicon pad heaters. I have used them on larger engines, but never installed one on a BMW. All of my 3.0 engines were fine starting at -30C when I was travelling north of Vancouver, but I didn't have to do it day after day.
That was also what I had read, that the 3.0i didn't actually need anything just a strong battery (which I just replaced at the end of March)
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Interesting! I didn't know that....Just always assumed it to be part of the Cold climate package! My truck was leased for a year by an elderly Chinese couple who had the dealer do everything on it before I got it. It may very well be an aftermarket/after sale item then....but will have been installed by the dealer.
lol, you can disregard my previous post now...
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here's a picture from this winter of the X with Elbrus I02 wheels in case anyone wanted a reference picture...I know I had trouble finding any when I was searching.



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Picture is spooky. Footprints appear to be going toward the vehicle but no driver is visible. If they are going away from the X, why aren't there two footprints near the door where driver stood up before walking away?
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Picture is spooky. Footprints appear to be going toward the vehicle but no driver is visible. If they are going away from the X, why aren't there two footprints near the door where driver stood up before walking away?
We do strange things up here in Canada ...we'll just relate it to the ACTUAL cold weather!! Lol
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haha, it was a really cold night so I jumped from the X took a couple of steps, took my pictures and jumped back in! Word to the wise, a suit and tie does nothing in this kind of weather!
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Sure it does....gives you frostbite real quick! Lol
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Sure it does....gives you frostbite real quick! Lol
haha, I stand corrected, you're absolutely right!
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