A block heater? It, um, heats the block. :tiphat:

thank you smart ***..lol. I know that much, but does it keep both coolant and oil warm? Does it help your heater to warm up the passenger compartment faster? Like i said, my old car never had it so i never know of it.

does anyone know how to keep the doors from sticking to the moulding or the windows from freezing shut when the car is parked in the cold outside?

go to canadian tire and buy some Silicone Lube and spray it on and wipe the run off, off. That will stop it from sticking

Yea it's gotten all the way down to zero here so the Z is in the garage while they sprinkle salt on the road. I don't need to drive it so I'm holding out till it gets up above zero and we get a good rain to flush all the salt off the roads....

Where exactly under the hood is the plug end for the block heater?

I guess some people don't have a choice but to drive their only car (a Z) all year round. In that case, they should invest in good snow tires and a towing service. :)

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Sorry I could not resist. :icon17: Let's just say it keeps the coolant and oil warm(er). Don't expect a bunch of difference in the passenger compartment. But the heater will be pumping hot air a wee bit sooner. I still foresee freezing of some ***. You have heated seats? :ugh2:

This is quite frankly the first I've heard of a non-diesel with a block heater. But Ima from a more temperate zone. :tup:

lol we all got block heaters on our cars up here in the great white north. The factory ones only heat the oil not the coolant. Only see that done on the big desel trucks.

Uhh... NO. Block heaters for light duty cars and trucks in Canada (and the USA for that matter) sit in coolant. Not oil.

I am missing something? Where is the block heater located?

Thanks in advance

Up in our great white north, we have something called heated garages. :tup:










just bustin' your chops.

the plug runs down the right side of the engine compartment and is attached by the plug cover to the grill of the front bumper by the left fang.

How do you access to the block heater plug? Do you have to take off the driver side grill cover? And how to take that cover off?

Pictures would be Great!

Thanks in advance