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| Originally Posted by chepas BMW wise nope, I called everywhere, BMW dealers in canada, OEM parts in england, you name it! 70% of people I talked to didn't know what the hell was a Block Heater (I didn't called Germany, but if you know some german give it a try) .......nothing original as far as i know! |
I could have sworn someone once sent me a diagram of a BMW-marketed block heater if I can only remember where I saved it. However, I would think a less expensive and less specific unit would work just fine on an M44.
What I know BMW does market and sell in Europe are 5 kW, gasoline-fueled auxiliary heating systems which would untether the car from the electricity grid. I have know idea how effective they would be at -40.
-John
P.S. I found the mail message, from February 2002, mentioning the BMW block heater with an attached TIFF in case I needed part numbers. It appears I deleted the the scan to save disk space.
I will ask my correspondent if he still has it.