What are you thinking...?

370Zsteve · 12-08-2009, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Snakes709

mine just came with no, no extra cash. Can someone tell me the full details what these do anyways..lol. I heard a small part of what it does but i never had one on any other car so i didnt know much about it. At first i though it was just for the battery.

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

Snakes709 · 12-08-2009, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by 370Zsteve

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

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.

Pharmacist · 12-08-2009, 11:23 PM

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?

Snakes709 · 12-09-2009, 01:10 AM

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

FricFrac · 12-09-2009, 02:01 AM

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....

IDZRVIT · 12-09-2009, 09:57 AM

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

SmoothZ · 12-09-2009, 10:04 AM

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.

6MT · 12-09-2009, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by 370Zsteve

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

370Zsteve · 12-09-2009, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Snakes709

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.

Sorry I could not resist.

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?

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

shumby · 12-09-2009, 11:12 AM

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.

6MT · 12-09-2009, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by shumby

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.

YamahaR6 · 12-09-2009, 01:20 PM

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

Thanks in advance

SmoothZ · 12-09-2009, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by shumby

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.

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

just bustin' your chops.

Snakes709 · 12-09-2009, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by IDZRVIT

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

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.

YamahaR6 · 12-09-2009, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Snakes709

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

12-09-2009, 02:01 AM	#20 (permalink)
FricFrac A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 1,481 Drives: 370Z 300ZX 280ZX 240 Rep Power: 229	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.... __________________ '09 370Z - '93 300ZX Vert - '83 280ZX - '83 280ZXT -'81 280ZXT stroker - '72 240Z - Stillen CBE, HFC, G3, Grounding Kit, Sways // Swift Spring // H&R 15mm // 5% Tint // Clear Bra //

12-09-2009, 09:57 AM	#21 (permalink)
IDZRVIT A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Halifax Posts: 1,659 Drives: '13 CTS-V, '76 Vette Rep Power: 27	Where exactly under the hood is the plug end for the block heater? __________________ "America.... still builds rockets!" Vette: 355 cid, 400 rwhp '13 CTS-V Coupe: 6.2L LSA, 556HP

12-09-2009, 10:04 AM	#22 (permalink)
SmoothZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Arrakis Posts: 7,952 Drives: giant sandworm Rep Power: 36	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. __________________ "Once you go Asian, you never go Caucasian." "I talk to myself, and when I do that, I know I'm talking to an intelligent person."

12-09-2009, 11:12 AM	#25 (permalink)
shumby Captin Canuck Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: with your mom Age: 44 Posts: 6,288 Drives: your sister Rep Power: 237	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. __________________ Originally Posted by SAM@GTM Engine detonation is not normal and it should never never happen, and whoever told that need to do something else for living . Sam

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