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12-25-2011, 11:11 AM
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Drives: 2009 Base Hatch 2 Dr Auto Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: nj
Posts: 4,792
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Block Heaters Effect on MPG
Well I bought my first tank of gas after installing and using the BH. 33.9 mpg which is pretty close to what I get in summer.
That is driving 6.7 miles to and from work almost exclusively. BUT... Average overnight temps have been in the 30s. Sometimes high 30s. Sometimes in the 40s. Its been ususually warm so far. Last winter 15 degrees every night! The Cool Engine Light seems to go out after .5 mile with the heater on for 2 hours. Without the BH about a mile. I dont use the heat at all because I did it once when using the BH and the CEL didnt go out for more than a mile. Thats with the heat on full red and the fan on 4. The experiment continues... Last edited by bronsin; 12-25-2011 at 11:25 AM. |
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