How They Start Frozen Car Engines at -50°C in World’s Coldest City 

Although not quite this bad, from '76 to '80, I was stationed at an Air Force base in the northern tip of Maine. I saw ambient temps as low as negative 29 degrees F. Chill factors down to negative 50 degrees F. I learned the hard way to remove the battery anytime temps got below zero. Otherwise my '67 Chevelle would not start the next morning. Being a native southern Californian, the winter weather in Maine was quite a shock. I had to deal with frozen doors, tires frozen to the ground, and lots of oil leaks. Old cars are not well suited to extreme cold.

This gives a whole new meaning to "warming up the engine"

All you need is an engine block heater which you plug in. Starts every time. Order the vehicle with one or install one... it's easy and you don't have to go through this nonsense. Or an electric battery heater. ANYTHING but this.

0:30 -40°F and -40°C are one and the same temperature.

How much does it cost to call a technician before they go to work

The background music is too loud it's hard to listen the commentary. Thanks

Why don’t they install block heaters to cars? Would be much easier and faster.

They should have installed heaters for the engine and battery. They have a battery warmer, engine coolant block warmers, oil pan warmers. Still seems like an extreme environment

In eastern Oregon we use a battery heater and oil heater, that’s why you see a plug pigtail sticking out of the radiator grill so we can plug it into an extension cord when we get home from work. Our temps can get down to around -5 so those work fine for us through the winter but definitely wouldn’t work for -50 degree climates. On top of that we have extremely low humidity levels which affects skin and other materials differently than the rest of the country, this dry climate is why you find mostly European people living these, others can’t handle the conditions just like I despise living in places like Georgia or Texas, the heat and humidity sucks for me.

I lived in Norman Wells NWT in Canada for 10 years. I loved every moment there. When it got this cold everything was left running all through the deep freeze. Day in and day out. You/We get used to it eh.

Oil dip stick heater will be more efficient and faster！！！ I always lift my battery with special cable and keep it at home！！

love from INDIA .

Great work

Well lets see where to start? Synthetic oil is well suited for these temps. Battery warmers with low temp stats work very well. As well add a year or so of life to them. I see that they are trying for another Hindenburg , with attaching the ground onto the battery! It is always best to attach to a ground on the block/ or of such. So that any sparks are away from the battery. Not my doing but have seen 3 batteries explode, so don't wish any more. As well block heaters for such temps are a great idea. Or two depending on the engine size! I see the corrosion on the one battery at (4:27 time. ) little wonder why it did not start!! Prevention is always better!!

I wouldn't want to live there! 😮 Brrr. 😊😊

Why don't they have garages?

How come cars are right dand driven in Siberia ? To my knowledge Russia is a left hand driven country and Siberia is part of Russia too

Any Teslas over there?

There is no need for these, the problem is solved with electrical connection, block heater, and webasto.

Which country is this?

All of that just to start a car. Just shows you that even fuel vehicles aren't even perfect. For winter weather.

I wonder how an EV would do there? My Tesla has automatic battery heating and no motor oil of course. Still, I bet there would be issues.

Why not build garages?

I thought this was going to be about Ottawa.

What engine oil do they even use?

SLAVA UKRAINI!!!

This could have been edited down to a 5-7 minute video

This is a re-upload.

Block heater and a garage

I see at 5:08 a LOT More Corrosion, little wonder why they don't start!!!

Block heaters?

No diesel engine vehicles hmm I wonder why

I always find it interesting how “Asian” many Russians look

Guys why not just empty the oil in the evening takeit inside the house with you.... then in the morning heat it up on a stove and pour it back inside the engine while the oil is very hot

Where are all the snow angels?

To all you block heater, battery heater boys out there .... I don't see anywhere to plug most of those cars in ..... Huh?

block heater or nothing

Sibirien - 50 Grad Celsius

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Even in ice they buy toyota!😮 i though5 only desert war zone and cities toyota were no 1

BULL SHIT.The highest temperature recorded in Utqiagvik was 79 °F (26 °C) on July 13, 1993, while the lowest is −56 °F (−49 °C) on February 3, 1924; the highest minimum is 56 °F (13 °C) on August 5, 2023, while the lowest maximum is −47 °F (−44 °C) on January 3, 1975.

I understand Russian Language from the School

TO LOUD

I think its called a garage not sure how to say in eussian gracgeheski maybe they protect from the deep deez

dang.

Why would people want to live there???

I have the same tools and microfiber from temu too lol. Seriously though, plastic has what insulation abilities... And the reinstalled that windshield with double sided foam tape, probably from temu as well. This a ridiculous video.

I'm surprised they still have to do this with all the global warming