What it Takes to Start Frozen Cars at -50°C in the Coldest City on Earth

[@andrewdavidson7656]

You couldn't pay me enough to live in a place like that. The amount of effort it takes just to deal with the challenges of daily life is insane.

[@anonimoanonimo2141]

15k per moth from one year is good deal

[@tankiadam4967]

You could also just get a heated garage

[@konstantinkostakiev7808]

They're not being paid to live there at all, they are just born there

[@ban80]

Tell your mom to heat up your spaghettios

[@romeojacinto723]

@@anonimoanonimo2141😢just like

[@satyamarjeria]

You know it cold when the car has its own blanket 😀

[@lordabhikingfisher8087]

I was riding motorcycle across Himalayas, and we experienced freak snowstorm (with temp dropping to -10C) and the nearest town Ladhak was 50 miles away. There was no way I could walk back and roads were closed. I pitched a tent middle of the road with motorcycle partially in the tent and kept the bike running for 2 days straight. The warm engine kept me toasty warm. If for any reason the engine would have stopped, I may not have survived. Army engineers rescued me eventually.

[@theresamurphy6554]

Thank god

[@mtbridingog9083]

@@theresamurphy6554damn

[@pocky2229]

Ayo, which bike did you have at the time, I think I might need that!

[@lordabhikingfisher8087]

@@pocky2229 Royal Enfield 350cc with the Carb's Idel turned way up. That's the bike Indians use mostly on Ladakh or Himalayas. Easy to fix and spares can be found even in remote villages. I covered the air-cooled engine with tarp so that it stayed warm.

[@megapet777]

wow what an adventure. Luckily you didnt run out of gas.

[@idget600]

In the late 70's in Germany while serving in the Army as a Medic, I recall our ambulances having to be started every two hours and run for 15-20 min to prevent the engines from seizing up. It was crazy cold, and while on field maneuvers, units we were assigned to cover would do this for us, out of respect for what we did for them. Classic take care of the folks who take care of you!

[@Trapuniversze]

Ayyyyyeeeeeeee thanks for service 🫡

[@kfelix2934]

Same here, I learned the hardway while doing work for the Guard in the state of IA and NE, I would get up at 01:00 just to run the car for 15-30min to make sure it can start at 7:30AM and this helped in getting the truck started. When I drove a GMC diesel in Detroit area ( Roseville ) , I would also find a Red Roof inn and 1st floor so I could roll out my electric cord for the oil heater. I used to drive to Selfridge ANG base and by the time I got to the gate my temps where at 180deg.

[@cdracing]

Ty. 4 service

[@Hhbhnnggbb]

Is it with gasoline cars to or just the diesel?

[@cdracing]

@@Hhbhnnggbb idk.....420 and postpone thot.

[@Parents_of_Twins]

I grew up on a place that didn't have any electricity running to it so on really cold mornings I would go out and put a couple pounds of charcoal on a garbage can lid and light it up then go and feed the animals. When I got back I would slide the now just hot coals under the oil pain of our truck and put some piece of plywood across the front to keep the wind from blowing away too much heat. By the time I was all dressed and ready for school I could go out and start the truck. I had a little over a mile walk to where the bus would pick me up so on really cold (wind chills in the -60's F or colder) days I would either drive out and park along side the road or I would drive the 20 miles into school. I walked to the bus several times in -25F as long as it wasn't too windy. Of course being in high school I wouldn't wear a hat either because it would mess up my hair. In all fairness to my stupidity I got bullied and teased enough so I tried to not give the assholes reasons. My dad convinced me that I was too slow and weak to fight back so I just took the shit. It wasn't until I was in grad school and was taking a martial arts course that I learned that I was actually quite fast. Good intentions pave the path to hell as they say and my dad's good intentions in lying to me so I wouldn't fight sure caused a lot of issues for me and between us. So be careful what you say to your kids.

[@Ichabod_Jericho]

Sticking heaters under a car in a city that constantly freezes over is the greatest business model I’ve ever heard of. What a genius😂 hardest part about the job is bearing the weather.

[@ditherdather]

These people are brave. I live in Ohio and the coldest I've ever experienced here was -33f. We were warned not to go outside if it could be avoided, and not to have any exposed skin. People shared pictures of frost on the inside of their entrance doors.

[@Specz187]

I'm in Cincinnati area I feel bad for those gonna get 4 to 8 inches up north this week. We will just get rain and 18 degree weather. The news advises us not to go out when it drops below a certain temperature but working at FedEx for several years I've had to work in -20 or so weather. Think we shut down a few times for snow but never the cold lol

[@DLongRas47]

I'm in Detroit but I love the cold

[@DLongRas47]

​@Specz187 I use to go to school there but with all the hills it's too much

[@Chris_at_Home]

We get some of that. Our house is double stud foam filled walls. We have had a bunch of minus 20 temperatures already here.I was -27 here yesterday morning with a high of -17 for that day.

[@michaelhammond5895]

Central Ohio here... I've lived here my whole life but when I retire in a few years I'm heading down south to live on the Gulf Coast. I've had enough of this BS.

[@joetilman7227]

I lived in Fairbanks, AK. Not quite as cold, but had better infrastructure: electric plugins in most parking lots for cars, most of which had block heaters and battery heaters. I had an uncle that lived in Fairbanks in the 1950s, and he said they'd drain the oil and take the battery out, and bring them in the house each night, then reverse the process the next morning.

[@shawazonfire]

thank you

[@joetilman7227]

@@shawazonfire process (also edited in original post)

[@072570ppft]

We used engine block heater in Northern Michigan.

[@hequsn]

Engine block heaters are widely used in Finland too, where the temperatures drop to - 30 celsius every winter and to - 40 on some winters. Newer cars however are not equipped with heaters that often, Even my 2022 small Citroën C3 happily starts in like - 25 celsius.

[@hequsn]

Also webastos and Eberspächers are widely used, maybe more on diesel cars.

[@henrikaleksandernilsen6388]

Imagine being an engineer at a car company taking great care designing a cooling system to prevent the car from overheating, only for some Russians to cover it all up with blankets.

[@hequsn]

Nowadays, atleast the New diesel engines are so efficient, that they don't produce much heat. So the cooling system has to be blocked on like 0 degrees of celsius if you want to heat the cabin at all.

[@ffx95]

Yep that’s the problem with places so cold the radiator is dissipating so much heat that the car can’t even get into operating temperature. Heat blows mildly warm at best and the motor can’t run efficiently. I drove a big rig in Maine when they had a polar vortex bringing the temps down to -40F I had it idling all night and it was only at 120F. I would pull some hills with the turbo going full send for abit and I couldn’t even get the coolant temps to hit 190F. For context operating coolant temps should be 180F-190F if it’s just flat grades and it’s not pulling too hard. That’s why Canadian trucks usually have those covers on their grills so that the temps keep high enough so the heat will still work.

[@SAMPLETEXT285]

You dont really need a cooling system when its this cold out pretty much every liquid cooled engine will become an air cooled one

[@samsmobilepressurewashing8422]

The mechanic shop probably loves the temperature control guys

[@g.lav80]

Almost as cold as Havre Montana

[@GregSr]

In the US Air Force I was stationed in northern Maine at Loring AFB. Before watching this video, I used to think that was cold. I saw ambient temps down to minus 29 F. Chill factors down to minus 70 F. Anytime ambient temps were going to be negative, I had to bring the battery inside or the car would not crank the next morning. The shock absorbers would freeze so the suspension had no bounce. Sometimes the snow would partially melt and then refreeze. That caused the tires to freeze to the ground. The car would not move. Had to gently rock the car back and forth to break the ice.

[@АлександрМакеев-д5г]

Извините, должен вас поправить. Разговор идёт про Цельсий а не Фаренгейт!

[@АлександрМакеев-д5г]

Представьте -158⁰F🤣

[@kenjiferraris7931]

@@АлександрМакеев-д5г nglA @@kkww)kkww

[@carlosmontalvo2922]

I went to job corps up their to get my CDL license and in the winter months I would see I’ve that was inches think

[@ohyeahthatsright3155]

I’ve been to Madawaska ? Matawaska ? Near Mars Hill.

[@thebearsden1701]

Before block heaters ...my grandfather made a special tin Pan that he put hot coal from the stove under the oil pan..and covered the front half...took 20 mins and started like it was summer..😁

[@rastislavsmolek8140]

This looks more like a problem of people that do not own garage, mostly city population... I wonder how New Yorkers would fare in -60 degrees Celsius with their cars parked outside... But yeah, people adapt to everything given enough time and reason to stay. Good information overall, if somebody is planning a trip to Frozen Tundra, prepare your cars in Yakutsk they are experts in the trade...

[@johnwang9914]

I remember we used to hang a mechanics troublelight with a 100 watt incandescent light bulb under the car to warm up the oil pan, there were also electric jackets you could wrap around your battery and the engine block had frost holes and you would have a 50 watt heater in one of them, if you were paranoid, you could have another frost plug heater installed especially if you had a V8 or V6 engine. Howevee, the city wouldn't let you run an extension cable across the sidewalk to your car, the hardware stores sold wire stands that would reach over the sidewalk that you could tie the extension cables to but that was also illegal but people wouldn't be tripping over the cables or shoveling snow through the cable. People would also run electric heaters for the cabin off their extension cords to get their cars ready to drive. I remember a car manufacturer tried integrating sodium acetate heat packs to critical components like the carburetor so that you could quickly heat the car up but as sodium acetate released heat when a shock such as the sound from snapping a metal disk in the heat pack caused the liquid to begin freezing, random street noises could do the same releasing the heat prematurely.

[@RC-nq7mg]

I live in Manitoba canada, my old truck has an electric block heater, electric battery blanket on the starting battery and an electric cabin heater. Our block heaters arent 50watts, more like 300-500 watts. my battery blanket alone is 80watts.

[@kerrryschultz2904]

@@RC-nq7mg I also live in Manitoba and use a 1500 watt heater plumbed into the block to start my tractor with loader which has a diesel engine. On the oil pan is a 300 watt magnetic heater. When I was younger and farming in southern Manitoba I took a lenth of 4 " pipe, welded a bottom plate, 2 side nipples, one near the top and one about 3' from the bottom, that hooked to 5/8 inch heater hose plumbed to the engine. At the top I welded a threaded receiver that fit a 4500 watt heating element that Princess Auto had on sale for 5.00 dollars each. Bought several of them. It took a 240 volt connect. Even though it was just a small 40 hp diesel I could start that engine in minus 30 F in 10 minutes. If I forgot in 35 minutes the top of the radiator was hot because the thermostat was open. Saved a lot in electricity because of the short window to heat the block.

[@anthonymcneill1465]

Humans adapt to varying conditions on Earth. Good video!

[@daymenleo6895]

Sure Russian humans!

[@윤영백-i8l]

ㄷㅡㄷㅊ

[@RC-nq7mg]

@@daymenleo6895 Come visit Canada...

[@NeilGaede1]

All you need is a 120V outlet and an engine block heater. Add a battery blanket and you are golden. Started my honda every time at 40 below.

[@northernontariowacko]

Coldest I've seen here -57C . We deal with those temps in Northern Ontario every year and we never have to do that to our cars. A good block heater, good battery, well built engine. Starts every morning

[@IanHotson]

I worked in Northern Ontario and Northern BC, the first morning , the temperature dropped to -54 for several days in chetwin BC I had never used a block heater in my truck ever and my Chevy pickup fired up no problem,, however that was the morning that I unwrap the block heater cord that was zip tied to the frame from the factory LOL , I know there's a lot of Chevy haters out there but they always start and never let me down

[@user-qr7ee2cp4y]

Yup, never had to do that with my car either and it's seen frigid temps

[@andrej6582]

Машинки у вас новые, вот и заводятся в -57. Годик покатался и на пробеге 30к поменял на новую. А старая попадает, например, к нам в Россию. У нас очень много старых машин с пробегом примерно под 100-200к и больше. Добавляем к такому пробегу очень специфичное топливо и качество масел, и получаем такую необходимость. Без прогрева она просто не заведется. Ну и двигатель жалко мучить, заклинит ещё. Я свою 23 летнюю машину даже в -25°C уже ставлю на прогрев. Ваш автомобиль просто не сможет отходить 200к, если вы не будете его прогревать.

[@panish_tv]

@@andrej6582 согласен на все 100. Плюс влажность климата, возможно, иная. Тоже учитывать нужно. Ну и правильно про тех.жидкости сказано. Вроде и норм купил, а по итогу получил фуфел, который в -20 уже густеет

[@patepullukka]

there is no electricity for car there so where you blug your block heater cable?

[@kellywilson8440]

A heated garage would be at the top of my list , No way i would deal with that every day in the winter brrrrr !

[@janhansen554]

I will never again complain when i have to start my car at -20 degree celsius again. Coolest i ever started is -35. Gearshift was a big issue at that car, had to use my both hands in start of the driving.

[@jasonholman1011]

Engine block and oil pan heaters work well. You can buy magnetic ones that can be placed and removed as weather gets cold. Doesn’t look like they have access to an outdoor receptacle.

[@loanraymond9654]

During the winter in Quebec everyday is a treasure hunt to find where your car is under all the snow

[@ИльяЧендемеров]

А еще это видео показывает, что Тойота - достойное авто :) именно эту марку предпочитают на севере.

[@Rlip]

I would think a simple plug in to keep the block warm would work wonders and prevent freezing ❤

[@HereBeRabbit]

I don't think I'll be visiting there anytime soon...

[@Edsel0201]

LOL Just put on a scarf then go 😎

[@Stretch1931]

Yeah, too cold for me. I have a hard time with anything below 40F/4C. I’d rather mow and sweat than shovel and freeze.

[@Someone-lr6gu]

You can always visit in summer when it's warm/hot outside and the temperature rises to around 32 degrees Celsius

[@hamody-v2v]

In the mountains of northern Iraq, we faced days as cold as -25 degrees, and we used to light fires in fuel barrels to keep warm. I can’t imagine what it would be like to feel at -50 degrees and below!

[@stokesez]

it all depends on the climate for example here on the east coast of Canada the winters are very wet and -30 feels really cold and wet and you have to be as bundled as you can be but if you go to Alberta -30 is still cold but most of us guys from Atlantic Canada can deal with that in a sweater and tee because its a much dryer cold

[@manikyum]

Where you there in "search of WMDs"?

[@abdullahal-shimri3091]

The lowest I have ever experienced is -40°F in Chicago for a few days. Any of the skin exposed to the cold hurts like crazy.

[@PatG-xd8qn]

​@@abdullahal-shimri3091The lowest temperature ever recorded in Chicago is -27 farenheit (-32 degrees celcius)

[@PatG-xd8qn]

​​@BruceWayne-sz3th-40 degrees farenheit are equal to -40 degrees celcius, it is actually the only point at which farenheit and celcius are equal But in fact the coldest temperature ever recorded in Chicago is -27 Farenheit (-32 celcius)

[@MrFisker85]

Я из Якутска, так живем❤

[@Loliondo76]

I lived where it got to -64F, but had my car plugged into a block heater and inside of a garage. Knew co-workers who had cars outside in those temps, just had block heaters and a cover over the vehicle to keep the snow and ice of mainly. Never did or heard about anything like this...

[@kazindastephen7350]

Being so close to the Equator, the coldest temperature I have ever experienced was 9°C and it was way back when i was a young boy. Maybe once i open a Deep freezer

[@kevinlee6672]

Just starting your car every morning is like a part time job!

[@tsunamidigital5431]

Welcome to Kenya 🇰🇪 we don't experience extreme cold..the only cold that we know is during rainy seasons but the temperatures are always Norma and if it drops its by minus one degree.. perfect weather

[@mallacai8753]

I live in Trinidad in the Southern Caribbean and its the same here. A normal day is 33 degrees Celsius. If it 30 degrees i am in heaven. In the dry season nights are usually cold for us. If it drops to 20 degrees we would say to each other " it snowed last night "

[@edwardpardy7866]

So many folks sharing their ''cold'' stories. This ISNT the coldest city..... I got -56C right as I type, my car will start anytime I wish. I just use lighter oil. (0W20). The colder it gets, the less moisture in the air there is, and it is not that difficult to deal with. Here in Canada I've seen about -60c but the thermometer seems to stop working anything more than that.

[@akbarpashtun]

Correct. People don't understand how important are Engine oil, gear oil pour points.

[@HiddenArsenal77]

Bro why is she saying “town” and “village” when it’s 350,000 people. That’s a whole ass city

[@genichiroashina6372]

City people see every small town as villages

[@Dreamlink91]

Just buy a Volvo above 2012, they gor webasto aka diesel heater as standard..i prewarm it via the phone on -40+ here in Sweden and then I just go out sit in it warm and crank the engine as if it is the summer

[@swilleh_]

A lot of people actually never turn off their cars for the entire winter season to avoid this or if they have a heated garage they can start their cars much faster. A lot of cars are prepared for winter as you saw some cover their air vents to block cold air comming in to the radiator, you can guess that they won't need it to cool down the engine.

[@thresh9606]

you obviously didnt watch the full video

[@rodneycallahan3117]

I lived 30 years in Canadas Northwest Territories, we would have months of -40 to -55 Celcius. We didn’t have to blanket vehicles, I ran o-w 30 synthetic engine oil, in the winter time. Synthetic gear oils, rarely had issues. We once slept in a canvas tent on a caribou hunt in the barren lands. -63 celcius, we harvested 7 caribou , that was brutal. But filled out freezers

[@akbarpashtun]

Post video or photos of your trip. Short reels can also work. Subscribed

[@zarstar1576]

So cold polar bears drive trucks

[@hugegamer5988]

We northerners have been plugging in our cars since waaaay before these newfangled EVs came out. Why when I was a kid we had to cut blocks of solid air and warm them on the fire so we could breathe for the day.

[@mikekincaid7412]

My god , if I gotta do all this crap I’m just gonna move to Florida.

[@TrippinBusa]

Then you'd have to deal mosquitoes and hurricanes and tourists.

[@RohanSanjith]

@@TrippinBusa Or alligators.

[@christianacosta3776]

Or Ron Desantis. (Circa 2023)

[@rearspeaker6364]

@@TrippinBusa and the residents!!!

[@rearspeaker6364]

@@christianacosta3776 compared to bibdn....

[@jhnsnw]

Even if the people are living in that place, buildings can have garage so they don't have to deal with this. Underground garage for parking, if it is not a building, then every house should have a garage. Simple as that.

[@douglasw804]

I lived 26 years in Alaska. I started my vehicles 60 below or colder and never had to do any of this. Start with synthetic everything as far as oil.

[@rtaggs8178]

Thats what I tell the guys to run in their vehicles at work- Synthetic oil. Beats the old days of cranking and working the gas pedal to death just to hopefully start your car.

[@deonisp]

@@rtaggs8178 that has nothing to do with synthentic oil. If you are working the gas pedal, it is because the car is carbureted and the pedal operates the accelerator pump, which squirts gas straight into the intake manifold. You do not need to do that with EFI.

[@rtaggs8178]

@@deonisp Bull. Synthetic flows far better in cold weather than conventional oil of the same weight When it comes to pumping a gas pedal I was talking the days when I was a kid in the seventies, and not today day and age. Again synthetic is better in the cold weather.

[@kerrryschultz2904]

@@rtaggs8178 Guess he missed part about in the old days.

[@shygorilla8082]

I have a lot of respect for the people in Yakutsk. You are folks are tough.

[@paulwhitehouse3690]

I would find great difficulty managing those low, low temps! However I have heard it said that there is no such thing as bad weather just bad clothing.😊

[@polyushkopole5292]

Only for those who can afford it

[@swilleh_]

​@@polyushkopole5292i bet that many of them are made near Yakutsk or northern Canada which makes the price cheaper for those who live here.

[@floggyWM1]

The cold is not that cold as long as there is no wind.

[@Cochabamba37]

I put on a jacket when I started watching this.

[@kpec3]

Living in a warm weather area (TN) has made me weak. I used to brave the cold of Indianapolis.

[@Xerdar36]

I hate the cold… the cold makes my bones ache…

[@SubZ3ro907]

Where I work here in Northern Alaska, we leave the vehicles running during winter months.

[@kerrryschultz2904]

What about an espar or webasto heater. Built in timer, cheap to operate and both gas or diesel powered models. A lot of semi trucks have them to start the big engines. They also use a smaller version to heat the cabs for sleeping over night.

[@akbarpashtun]

Very Simple things I will tell which will make a real difference. 1 : Use engine oil 0w Grade which has a pour point of -47 C or less. (Motul Xcess - 0W40) 2 : Use gear oil which again has a pout point of -45 C or less. (Motul Gear 75W90) 3 : Use ceramic glow plugs if you can find for your model and create a glow plug relay bypass by a repute mechanic to operate it by a button. Operate it for 1-4 minutes before cranking in extreme cold. Use a quality button which doesn't freeze. (Bosch Duraterm high). Also good quality glow plugs don't fuse off, in fact they also operate for 5-10 minutes by themselves after engine is running if they sense the need to. 4 : For diesel car only : Use Mannol 9983 model antigel if you own a diesel car. It works till -47 and has a great mix ratio. Don't buy 9982 model. Also remember it freezes at 0 Celcius and works when mixed so store in a warm place. (Mannol 9983 Winter Diesel) 5 : Use a 500+ CCA car battery. A 600 CCA battery is very good. You can also buy a Yesper battery which is compatible to -40 but it shall be imported from factory through Alibaba as it is still not launched in market as of early 2024. 6 : Get a Yesper Armor preheat model which can jump start your car 15-25 times on a single charge at -40C. (Yesper Armor Pre heat 3000A) 7 : For Diesel Car only : Crank the engine after 5-10 seconds of glow plug light going off. Glow plugs operates for sometime even when dash glow light goes off. 8 : If your battery is weak or gives off after a few cranks. Take it in with you in the room at night when it is very extreme out there. 9 : Before cranking put on headlights for 5 seconds so your battery wakes up to provide adequate power to engine. These things will make your car compatible to -35 to -40 easily if you own a well maintained car. Also for better friction in engine you can use : Liqui Moly Ceratec 20002 or any similar ceratec model. All these things ensures that your engine is stress free and has the very best conditions to make combustion work. I own an Indian company car which doesn't sell cars in cold areas and that specific diesel model struggles even at -10. I managed to start it ay -31 C while parked in open. I even didn't had a diesel antigel.

[@chrisczarnik3439]

You deserve a👍after all this advice.

[@moonsapling]

Look, they dont need SUVs and AWD to get around in the snow! Thats actually quite interesting that they still choose energy-efficient cars there! Tires are everything.

[@McLarenMercedes]

99% of all sold SUV's spend 99% of their time in city traffic. Soccer moms and bored housewives and your average wannabe thug drive them. And those are found in the city.

[@moonsapling]

@@McLarenMercedes Absolutely agree. A sedan is more than enough for me and at least it will have good ride and handling.

[@vipvip-tf9rw]

these cars gave awd and they are probably on lift kits

[@Mika-ph6ku]

@@moonsaplingSubcompact SUVs are where it's at. They are a little smaller than sedans in length while being a bit taller with a hatchback Configuration. Very useful vehicles that are still good on gas.

[@petergriffin7812]

because japan near

[@1hjehje]

The coldest temperature that I have ever experienced was -40 C in northern Alberta, Canada. When a vehicle is traveling along the road you would see a large stream of exhaust fog trailing behind it. I had a little Datsun 310 with no place to plug in it's block heater while at work. It had a manual transmission, so I when I went to start it at the end of the day I would put it in neutral, press in the clutch, and start the engine. The foam in the seat was stiff, almost solid. The little car started every time and it shook a lot when it was first started. I would hold in the clutch until it warmed up a little bit and then I would let out the clutch and leave it run until it was putting out enough heat to clear the windshield. I definitely don't miss those days.

[@mikekincaid7412]

These cars don’t have to be pretty.. they just gotta work.

[@Kaynos]

I live in eastern Canada, coldest we get here is around -30c but not every year. I know the struggle to attempt to start a car by these temperatures. Can't imagine what it is at -50c !

[@mxr572]

I had an engine electric heater plug installed when I bought my car. works well far below zero Celsius.

[@dennisremes4005]

engine electric heater plug will not help. it is calculated down to -25, -30°C. at -50°C, a regular auto-start of the engine is already needed approximately every 4 hours. since not only the engine with antifreeze freezes, but also the gearbox, shock absorbers and even tires freeze ...

[@al.march.7457]

@@dennisremes4005 especially tyres!

[@Studio89Graphic]

@@dennisremes4005 I believed, Ford Motor had the Aero Van that owners can set the Van auto-started when Temp plunged below a certain Threshold that owner sets... Diesel Trucks operated in Drilling Rigs (Fort St. John) had their Trucks run idle overnight. If one lived in the areas that cold; and don't have a Garage but has their own Lot (Single Dwelling) should build a Tent-over and have the Car Heater for the Chamber too. My late father worked for CNR; he had the Heater bought from Canadian Tires and both the Blocks Heater and the Heat a plug in. In some V8; they had a heater Pump that pump hot coolant flowing so Coolant always warm and circulated around the Radiator. But it seemed like now the Vortex rarely takes place in where we live... Cheers. Yes, at minus 44°C or -47.2°F Old tires will flat and lost air over even curled up... and Pop! Our Subaru Legacy with OEM Made in Japan Rims and Tires Bridgestone = got one flat (the Older one); And at that cold Temp it is best not to have Mag-wheels but the Steel Rims.

[@jibranbaloch7650]

We live in entirely different climate with 50 degree Celsius in summer.

[@wally7856]

You should live where I live (Southern Alberta, Canada). -40 C last night, +40 C for most of July. Have to deal with both extremes.

[@lutronc4412]

Note to self, design a car made for cold temps with plug in block heaters.

[@gulfrasta5844]

With the coat hangar and such i have to ask. Did he jack that frozen car?

[@liatris69]

Heated garages?

[@NDB390]

Had to put a blanket over me just to watch this.

[@garyzimmerman8679]

I have an engine block heater on my bronco and if it gets cold, I plug the darn thing in and it works. I don’t understand why other people don’t use heated engine blankets or engine block heaters. I also don’t get why they don’t build car covers or even semi car garages, or full garages. It’s crazy. I also have a built in battery warmer and trickle charger too. So one plug in keeps both warm, and charged. Car owner could easily cover the entire car with a tarp to keep the car doors and windows from freezing as well.

[@motaboi5397]

Wont work in minus 50 celcius and to build a garage u need land and most people dont have extra land the people that have garages use them

[@garyzimmerman8679]

@@motaboi5397 Here apartment complexes, where they provide parking have car covers, as well as some have garages to rent. If you own the spot you park the car, it doesn’t require extra room to build a cover? My engine block heater says it’s rated to -40 below. Using it and a heated blanket should work just fine.

[@motaboi5397]

@@garyzimmerman8679 but this is russia and its minus 50 what works for u doesn’t work there

[@stepanivanov4125]

@@garyzimmerman8679 There are warm parking lots and garages, but not everyone can buy them, although I bought myself on credit near my house (apartment building). Those who live in a private house naturally have a warm garage. The video shows people covering their cars with insulated covers. The cars start automatically based on temperature and warm themselves and the air inside the cover. Most people use this method. But any technique may not work, for example autostart based on temperature. And then the car freezes overnight, and in the morning people call a service to warm up the cars. Another part uses internal combustion engine heaters like webasto or eberspacher, another part of people who have access to a 220 socket use electric internal combustion engine heaters.

[@panish_tv]

@@garyzimmerman8679 you - built a cover goverment - destroys it. it's Russia, man. It's not easy to live here. Trust me.

[@misterpresident7522]

🍀 One of the coldest regions in the world is in Yakutia, where the maximum temperature reaches -96 Fahrenheit 👍🏽

[@RC-nq7mg]

We get some nasty cold in Canada too. Not quite that cold but we have had days here in Manitoba that get close. Almost every year we will get many days in the -30 to -35c range and push -40c on occasion. Lowest on record was in december of 1879, -48c. An electric block heater and electric battery blanket helps A LOT! I wouldn't be using a tiger torch to heat the oil pan, bad idea! According to my father, my uncle did it once, result, no more car. That kerosene heater aint going to do shit if the battery is frozen.

[@xaphan8581]

It literally says the coldest place in Canada gets like -19 average. Maybe that’s why you don’t see the problems these people are having because they are seeing weather more then twice as bad.

[@CPUtech101]

​@@xaphan8581You're probably referring to Eureka, whose average temperature is -19.7C. That's a yearly average that includes summer. Canada is technically the coldest country in the world in terms of average temperature alone. You have some high arctic regions that can drop below -60C in winter.

[@c117ls7]

I feel like garages would be a must at your home for living here. Then engine block and battery heaters for being away from home

[@Zeitgeistprepper1967]

That’s crazy ! No way would I live there,imagine having to do that everyday !

[@swilleh_]

Then just don't turn off your car. People live like that and they keep living. People just choose to not start their car and they can actually just leave their car like that for the entire winter. Something that Americans are afraid of is the Public transport, it exists you know?

[@Zeitgeistprepper1967]

@swilleh_ yeah ok,so your going to leave your car running 24/7 for the whole winter ? Imagine the fuel cost,imagine the excess wear,that's insane and not logical. Insulation is the logical answer.

[@speedstick-q3o]

so get a better batterie or put it in the trunk .. next i bring a portable shed or garage . put over car and heat ...

[@vipvip-tf9rw]

they do have portable garages

[@blakeerdmann]

I wonder how all the buildings were built in such extreme cold?

[@Englishsea24]

The area also has summer months which get quite hot, it doesn't stay frozen all year round

[@ПоМосквенагранте]

Там вечная мерзлота земля всегда на 10 метров вниз подо льдом забивают сваи это фундамент земля крепче бетона там

[@Someone-lr6gu]

In every other month that isnt winter, duh

[@thomasreyes2857]

When in the bind out on the road get you some Kansas sternos put them on blocks underneath your oil pan you're good to go have a couple cups of coffee come back you good

[@mikekincaid7412]

In Portland Maine as a kid I remember my dad running the car all night so it would get him to work

[@RohanSanjith]

What car?

[@uthgard123]

i used to live in northern manitoba. for your car you had an internal car heating fan.. you had cardboard in front of your radiator.. you had a battery blanket .. you also had a block heater.. then there was a plastic cover that goes on your side windows as frost sometimes would not be removed unless you kept your car running for a long time. definatly not as cold in the video here.

[@rtaggs8178]

Had wind chill factor of =60 F and actually after trying off and on for over two hours I got a motorcycle started with 20w 50 in the crank case. Then I drove it home, would not start the next day.

[@gmanzeaden]

Are electric cars the solution here?

[@simoc24]

I actually learn something, we don’t get that cold in Canada, but I shall definitely try the second window layer 👀

[@burtonbarth]

In SK, sometimes it gets as low as minus 50C.

[@kerrryschultz2904]

Years ago before modern heating systems in cars a lot of cars use to have that extra layer on the windows. It was an after market item that people would use on the side windows and they would not frost up.

[@rennnnsemml]

Mankind should accept, that there are places on our planet, that are not made for us and where we should not live. And in the places where we live, we should treat nature with respect.

[@colingoldthorpe5918]

It gets this cold every year in Alberta canada 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️every car I own has a block heater you plug in every night in the winter. Unless you want to cause yourself a world of pain in the morning. For my truck it also has a trickle charger on the battery. So the charger and block heater are plugged in every night. I have never had to deal with a vehicle that won’t start in 25 years 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@kerrryschultz2904]

Do you use a timer.

[@joplinh.w.8555]

This is my 3rd winter in alberta and im trying to start the car at -40 and searching for ideas so thank you 😂

[@joplinh.w.8555]

@@mitchellwilson8463 ty ty ☺

[@akbarpashtun]

Very Simple things I will tell which will make a real difference. 1 : Use engine oil 0w Grade which has a pour point of -47 C or less. (Motul Xcess - 0W40) 2 : Use gear oil which again has a pout point of -45 C or less. (Motul Gear 75W90) 3 : Use ceramic glow plugs if you can find for your model and create a glow plug relay bypass by a repute mechanic to operate it by a button. Use a quality button which doesn't freeze. (Bosch Duraterm high) 4 : Use Mannol 9983 model antigel if you own a diesel car. It works till -47 and has a great mix ratio. Don't buy 9982 model. Also remember it freezes at 0 Celcius and works when mixed so store in a warm place. (Mannol 9983 Winter Diesel) 5 : Get a Yesper Armor preheat model which can jump start your car 15-25 times on a single charge at -40C. (Yesper Armor Pre heat 3000A) 6 : Crank the engine after 5-10 seconds of glow plug light going off. Glow plugs operates for sometime even when dash glow light goes off. These things will make your car compatible to -35 to -40 easily if you own a well maintained car. Also for better friction in engine you can use : Liqui Moly Ceratec 20002 or any similar ceratec model.

[@sirjustinlee]

I used to have a 1983 Mercedes-Benz 240D and in the winter I used to just let the car run with a blanket over the hood. Cuz in the colder climate the car never started. Even though the glow plugs worked, it was just easier to let it run all night long. Not to mention being a diesel they are made to run constantly

[@srspresso]

How was that like with fuel consumption and fuel cost?

[@kerrryschultz2904]

Especially with diesel engines, a well insulated shop with in floor heat extends the life of any engine considerably. A shop with in floor will feel more comfortable and warmer at 40 F than a radiant heated shop at 60 F.

[@akbarpashtun]

Very Simple things I will tell which will make a real difference. 1 : Use engine oil 0w Grade which has a pour point of -47 C or less. (Motul Xcess - 0W40) 2 : Use gear oil which again has a pout point of -45 C or less. (Motul Gear 75W90) 3 : Use ceramic glow plugs if you can find for your model and create a glow plug relay bypass by a repute mechanic to operate it by a button. Operate it for 1-4 minutes before cranking in extreme cold. Use a quality button which doesn't freeze. (Bosch Duraterm high). Also good quality glow plugs don't fuse off, in fact they also operate for 5-10 minutes by themselves after engine is running if they sense the need to. 4 : For diesel car only : Use Mannol 9983 model antigel if you own a diesel car. It works till -47 and has a great mix ratio. Don't buy 9982 model. Also remember it freezes at 0 Celcius and works when mixed so store in a warm place. (Mannol 9983 Winter Diesel) 5 : Use a 500+ CCA car battery. A 600 CCA battery is very good. You can also buy a Yesper battery which is compatible to -40 but it shall be imported from factory through Alibaba as it is still not launched in market as of early 2024. 6 : Get a Yesper Armor preheat model which can jump start your car 15-25 times on a single charge at -40C. (Yesper Armor Pre heat 3000A) 7 : For Diesel Car only : Crank the engine after 5-10 seconds of glow plug light going off. Glow plugs operates for sometime even when dash glow light goes off. 8 : If your battery is weak or gives off after a few cranks. Take it in with you in the room at night when it is very extreme out there. 9 : Before cranking put on headlights for 5 seconds so your battery wakes up to provide adequate power to engine. These things will make your car compatible to -35 to -40 easily if you own a well maintained car. Also for better friction in engine you can use : Liqui Moly Ceratec 20002 or any similar ceratec model. All these things ensures that your engine is stress free and has the very best conditions to make combustion work. I own an Indian company car which doesn't sell cars in cold areas and that specific diesel model struggles even at -10. I managed to start it ay -31 C while parked in open. I even didn't had a diesel antigel.

[@abdisheik2041]

we learned what really cold is thanks for the video

[@lowkeylogic303]

If you live in an area like this wouldnt it just make sense to build a garage so you arent constantly dealing with this type of thing?

[@McLarenMercedes]

Looks like apartment buildings to me. This means a lot of people and a lot of cars in a relatively small area. Building ground level garages for ALL cars? I think not. For people owning their own houses that is normal but last I checked most people living in apartment buildings generally don't have garages and if they do they are generally non-heated multi-car garages.

[@Someone-lr6gu]

build a garage where? most people live in apartment complexes there

[@bryanhill3041]

So a trip to the store takes like a hour! No American will do this ,they would move hell I would move!!!! I’m from the South East USA and This is my version of Hell ! I HATE BEING COLD!!!! I AM SO SERIOUS!!!! Why do people live there?

[@geryvalhart]

Why dont use electric vehicles tho?

[@pilot554]

lol, battery would drop from 100% to 20% I assume after a night

[@reahs4815]

@@pilot554 Not really, there should not be any higher loss than 5% over a super cold night and after that your car starts instantly every time

[@saltycanadian6190]

If you need to warm up a Toyota to start it, something is wrong with how cold it is outside. I thought minus 40 daily for months was bad…

[@marcusmp72025]

I think having a remote start would be better. Just turn the car on maybe 3 times a night for a little bit. I guess

[@Romif_SK]

At those temps you shut the engine off and 30 mins later the oil is like honey. So you are finished...

[@stepanivanov4125]

Most people do just that, cover the car with an insulated cover, and set the autostart according to temperature.

[@OldGuyAdventure]

Visited Thompson MB, a few years back and found the town never turned their cars off; doing so would cause the transmission to freeze. Hope they love it when the government forces them to use EVs.

[@rearspeaker6364]

lots of frozen ev's to be thawed out by diesel fired heaters.

[@reahs4815]

Ev's have no problems "starting" in cold temperatues, The only problem is that you cannot charge when the battery is in the negatives but EV's have heating systems for that purpose. The stone age 12V can also fail just like in normal cars but newer EV's will be going over to 48V systems

[@Flyforawhiteguy1982]

If my parents brought me up in this climate, first thing i would do at 18 is move

[@satansforeskin8164]

Hello from central saskatchewan where we have anywhere from 1-6 weeks of similar sams temperatures every winter. Its brutal and the only service you can get us a tow truck boosting your battery. These guys actually going around and heating people's engine would be a brilliant business to start here.

[@BigBore525x]

These guys don't seem to have access to electric block heaters or interior defrosters. Look how small the car batteries are, no way you get many cold cranking amps with that tiny thing.

[@kerrryschultz2904]

I set up some of my equipment to utilize the idea of a hot shot. Each engine has two lines with shut off taps and a standard gas hook up flange that doesn't leak. I use a 6 cylinder ford pickup with 195 degree thermostat and 2 lines with the same shut offs and gas flanges. Hook the lines up, open the valves and the water pump moves hot coolant through the other engine. Doesn't take long to start even a fair size diesel engine. When I disconnect I have a small catch pan because there is usually about 3 ounces of anti-freeze to catch. I get minus 40 weather but system doesn't require electricity. While heating the other engine I usually hook up jumper cables to energize the battery. Works very good.

[@MrFastFox666]

I'm really curios to see how an EV or an EREV would do in these conditions. On one hand, batteries don't like cold, but on the other hand, EVs can warm themselves up with battery and coolant heaters.

[@mattheweburns]

I melted my lower splitter trying to heat my engine one very cold morning lol this struggle is real folks

[@iRUnique]

It would be magnitudes cheaper, in terms of energy at least, to have a monthly fee based taxi service where taxi cars run as close as possible to 24 / 7 during winter

[@ヒロシ-s7z]

I saw Ruhi Çenet Yakutia video (-_-;) I thought, don 't want to experience the craziness of this area.

[@undisclosedidentity9893]

You know the weather is extreme when even cars need to have their own blankets :|

[@lucasdesa5592]

Car parking areas should be suitably built-up by the authorities for preventing freezing up of vehicles. So much energy, time, and man-hours are lost daily due to frigid ambient conditions. Money, well spent, shall keep citizens happy and healthy, thereby improving their work outputs.

[@Daemorien]

Do keep in mind that owning a car is a privilege not a necessity, because there is public transportation in place.

[@igow88]

That would merely cause more dependency on government. Self sufficiency is far more valuable than relying on government or state to supply those very expensive, tax funded solutions you suggested. The individual who can take care of these things themselves won't have issues when the state does. Things like heater on oil pan or taking the battery inside while parked are simple, self sufficient solutions.

[@Daemorien]

@@igow88 A rich state/government could subsidize but usually that's a PRIVATE company who runs a business which PAYS TAXES TO, AND IS HEAVILY REGULATED BY THE STATE/GOVERNMENT, so it's safe and reliable for the users, and even better there are usually MANY businesses that run the transportation of cities so there is no monopoly going on Also as I said don't confuse a human Right with a luxury item that is a privilege. Also if everyone was self-sufficient, first, there wouldn't be enough raw materials for that, there wouldn't be societies, you are calling for a return to tribal times, or worse - cavemen times..... It's good to not be wasteful, but it's unreasonable in this day and age to be asking for people to be 100% self reliant. The next thing you'll say probably is that healthcare and education should not be free.......

[@dennisremes4005]

you apparently made a mistake with the country) since when did the authorities in Russia owe something? )))

[@maestrovso]

You should start a letter writing campaign to lobby Putin for better lives of the people in this region.

[@coffeepot3123]

This can't be good for the engine block in the long run. Especially the seals would probably take a hit from this daily heating and rapid cooldown.

[@michaelhammond5895]

People who like to punish themselves 🤦

[@xrismanessa3993]

Good thing is there is no spring break

[@hoperp1951]

So they live on the coldest place on earth, winter temperatures of -50C which freezes oil, engines, batteries and door locks........ BUT they do NOT take any precautions to try and keep the cars from freezing, just let it happen then call out the team to get them out of the crap. And I guess they go through the same routine everyday or allowing the car to freeze and doing nothing.

[@charl6681]

You may have noticed in the video the number of actions they can take to help a but they can't prevent. Pricky picky Ricky

[@igow88]

I'm with you on this. In Alaska I used a heating pad on my oil pan and would take the battery inside at night. It's a bit of a hassle but not like paying for a service that could take an hour to to. Self sufficiency isn't what it used to be.

[@Someone-lr6gu]

There are options to prevent the car from freezing, such as heated garages, but not everyone has that option obviously. Most people have to park their cars outside and there aren't many options to prevent the car from freezing in that case.

[@danielbargas3377]

When it’s so cold your car needs a jacket is gonna be a pass for me

[@UnpredictableMeme]

First.

[@lubomirlokos3474]

I admire the people who live here!!! I wouldn't have been able to do it even when I was young. If I had been born there, I would have moved away from there to somewhere warmer. But the question is whether it is possible to choose to move somewhere else in Russia.

[@abathens]

Why can't they just move to a warmer climate? No way I would go thru that every day🥶

[@NovaDeb]

Some people have lived in that area of the country for many generations. They stay for their family and that's all they know.

[@alanmay7929]

its literaly a toyota city wow! impressed.

[@АлександрМакеев-д5г]

Мне это знакомо, я немного южнее Якутии но холодно зимой так же. Нам не страшен холод, мы его не боимся.

[@blackoutalmaty3905]

ой бла бла, холод им не страшен, холоду плевать, не будет топлива или нормального отопления будете бояться

[@АлександрМакеев-д5г]

@@blackoutalmaty3905 Дорогой мой человек, у меня дом 204 квадрата, всё блага автономные. Я родился и вырос в деревне, без какой либо цивилизации. Мне в детстве хватило работы... вода, дрова и хозяйство, а не игрушки как у вас например. Так что я не боюсь, я приспособлен. А вот вы??? Сомневаюсь.

[@blackoutalmaty3905]

@@АлександрМакеев-д5г ой снова бла бла, сначала говорили мы, а теперь Я )) я тут тоже без игрушек рос, думаете вы там одни такие ? здесь есть похлеще вашего люди, способные выживать, не думайте что вы такие одни исключительные

[@АлександрМакеев-д5г]

@@blackoutalmaty3905 А я таким и не назывался "исключительным". Я не понимаю ваш посыл? Что вы хотели мне сказать вашим первым комментарием? Я написал то что есть.

[@blackoutalmaty3905]

@@АлександрМакеев-д5г мой посыл таков был не стоит хвалиться этим, иначе создаётся впечатление как будто вы специально восхваляете себя и окружающих

[@manu7815]

So ELECTRIC CARS WILL BE BEST FOR WINTER 👍

[@harrybaulz666]

No wonder rushins are always drunk and pissed

[@АлексейПоляков-и4ф]

you were joking, weren't you?

[@prosto_voda]

Тарас, спокуха

[@Someone-lr6gu]

Well it seems to be you are the one pissed here, not sure about what, though