Block heater for your car

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Well i don’t know where this fits.

What exactly IS a block heater? How is that different than the wire you plug into your car in winter? Are they the same?

This must be one of my stupid days; that’s all i’m wondering :smack: Thanks.

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The Engine Block Heater is an electrical heating element. It is installed in the engine block water jacket. In cold weather, it keeps the engine's water warm; which in turn, keeps the engine temperature warm enough to allow easy engine starts. If you have a plug sticking out of the front of your car, you have a block heater.

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oh yes, if u do get one installed like i am planning to also, (damm this canadian winter) then id also keep checking the oil levels on regular basis.. i heard if u use a block heater, chances are that u will be required to add some oil in the car a just a tiny bit more.

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Thanks, Fret :slight_smile: i appreciate your help. Okay i have that. i thought maybe a block heater was some sort of additional portable ‘heater’, like an actual heater heater, you know - the indoor heater thingies you use in your room.

Left my mom’s car out for eight hours, didn’t run it - it wasn’t plugged in, and engine became frozen solid. It took three days to thaw even after it was towed to the garage and plugged in.

Canadian winters zindabad :rolleyes: :mad:

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Furqan, thank you. Yep actually the towing guy told me that i should add “gas-line antifreeze” straight into the engine - that prevents water from building up inside the engine i guess? Anyways all i know for sure is that’s gas-line antifreeze and it’s supposed to help your car start in the winter. Available at any gas station.

Thanks for the tip :k: i am almost tempted to take a car mechanics course so that i know exactly how to keep the car working during the winter. :rolleyes:

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I don’t get it. How does the car get so frozen??? I just got back to NY this weekend and both my cars were out of the garage and its been really really cold from what i hear. But they both started up on the first try. I just left them idling for 10-15 mnts for the hell of it. Ofcourse the windows were frozen and wouldn’t open till the inside of the car got heated up but everything else was just fine.