1000W FrostHeater

Hangar5 · Post by **Hangar5** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 4:37 pm

I'm looking for "block heater" options for my daughters Jetta. She has a short drive to school and has arrived before any hot collant starts flowing. The in-line heater at TdiHeater.com is one option. 1000 Watts seems like a lot though. Anyone have any experience with the TdiHeater or have other suggestions.?

DutchAussie · Post by **DutchAussie** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 2:01 am

Hangar5 wrote:I'm looking for "block heater" options for my daughters Jetta. She has a short drive to school and has arrived before any hot collant starts flowing. The in-line heater at TdiHeater.com is one option. 1000 Watts seems like a lot though. Anyone have any experience with the TdiHeater or have other suggestions.?

Hanger,

did you get any replies to this question?

coke · Post by **coke** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 7:04 am

I believe the typical block heater is around 1400-1500 watts, and that is the one that's installed in one of the freeze plug holes. It'll help with warmup but none-the-less, these engines don't generate an awful lot of heat I can usually drive 5-8 miles before its near operating temperature, and it takes about 30 minutes of idling to warm up.

Binkie65 · Post by **Binkie65** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 11:22 am

Doe's anyone have any experience with these inline heaters?

I just bought a 02 Jetta TDI and was looking to install one before the Alberta winter sets in.

Tom Poplin · Post by **Tom Poplin** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 4:11 pm

I have long used freeze plug heaters in older diesels. They are cheap(about $20 @ carquest),long lasting, and fairly easy to install. I use a Christmas tree timer and have it come on 2 hrs. before i need it. works great!

Tom Poplin

Former VWDieselParts.com Forum

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