Does anyone have the MDX block heater option, ($89). I have it installed and I am trying to figure out if it works.
I plug it in overnight then start the next day. The temp gauge seems to come up maybe a 1/2 mi before it normally does which could be the difference in the outside temps from one day to the next. I have been carefull to drive the exact route and speed each time. Tried plugging it in for 36 hours straight. Temp gauge comes up maybe a mile before normal, again, maybe due to the differences in outside temps from one day to next.
Dealer is no help. Mine is the only one they have ever installed. Reg. Rep. supposedly contacted by the dealer has never responded. In past experience with block heaters they warm the engine coolant much more than the Acura one, (if the thing is working at all??). Can't locate where a possible fuse would be either.
Anyone else have one, and if so, does it not heat up any better than mine???
Thanks!
I plug it in overnight then start the next day. The temp gauge seems to come up maybe a 1/2 mi before it normally does which could be the difference in the outside temps from one day to the next. I have been carefull to drive the exact route and speed each time. Tried plugging it in for 36 hours straight. Temp gauge comes up maybe a mile before normal, again, maybe due to the differences in outside temps from one day to next.
Dealer is no help. Mine is the only one they have ever installed. Reg. Rep. supposedly contacted by the dealer has never responded. In past experience with block heaters they warm the engine coolant much more than the Acura one, (if the thing is working at all??). Can't locate where a possible fuse would be either.
Anyone else have one, and if so, does it not heat up any better than mine???
Thanks!