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This cartridge heater clips into the cavity of your engine block and submerges in the coolant to keep engine fluids from thickening. Results in easier start-ups, faster heating of your cab, and less wear and tear on your Chevrolet Malibu in cold weather.
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Benefits of a Heated Engine
Start your engine easier and warm your cab faster in cold weather with this cartridge-style engine block heater. Heating your engine coolant keeps it from thickening and freezing, resulting in more reliable start-ups and smoother operation altogether. It also lessens the workload and extends the life of your vehicle's battery. And because starting your engine when it's warm creates less condensation in the engine block than starting it when it's cold, your engine will get better initial fuel vaporization, which causes fewer emissions and less pollution.
Cartridge-Style Heater
This cartridge-style heater simply clips into the cavity of your engine block. There is no need to remove the core frost plug. The power cord on the heater is removable so that you won't need to buy a whole new heater if the cord gets damaged. The cord can be routed through your grille for easy access to a 120-volt outlet or extension cord. Make sure the heating element is fully submerged in the coolant before plugging it in.
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars (139 Customer Reviews)
This cartridge heater clips into the cavity of your engine block and submerges in the coolant to keep engine fluids from thickening. Results in easier start-ups, faster heating of your cab, and less wear and tear on your vehicle in cold weather.Shipping was very fast (2 days) from Florida to Boise..
I have not installed the block heater yet. I'm driving home to Alaska soon and I'll have my mechanic install it there. Required in Alaska for even for gas engines
Robert M.
5/18/2021
I purchased 2 block heaters, 1 for my daughters Honda and one for my Chevrolet Colorado. Both were easy to install. This past winter in Fairbanks, Alaska, we had several weeks of -40 degree days and both vehicles had no trouble starting mornings.
80% perfect fit! The only thing missing is 90 degree angle for the power cord at the heater(like GM original) also the power cord is not long enough for 2017 Canyon!
Otherwise excellent for the price!
Jean P.
10/3/2020
It does the job perfectly!
The heater was easy to install, there was a indent on the engine block that the heater fit in and was held by a clip, routing the cord to the lower grill and holding away from moving parts with the tie wraps took some care as the cord was just long enough. My GMC Acadia spent the winter parked outside in Wyoming so the heater was good on those cold nights especially when I had to leave for work at 5 am, The apartment complex has plugs at every parking space so was very convenient, on very cold nights left it plugged in all night, not sure if it was designed for that but had no problems. Looking forward to another winter.
The GMC Canyon did not have a block heater, and I wanted one that was exactly like the OE heater. etrailer was able to provide the heater I needed, and especially in this part of the country starting a car at -20f without preheat is very hard on the engine. This works perfectly.
Took a minute to install, cost a fraction of the oem part, and it works like a dream. I live in Winnipeg Canada and things get real cold up here. When it reaches -35 a good block heater is a must and this us a good block heater.
Installed the heater -- easy schmeasy! Waiting for cold weather to see how effective the heater will warm the car.
no install yet. But prop shipping. thank you.
After the wild goose-chase of finding where it goes, It never worked once.
fairly easy to install, works great.
Très bon service
Avec un suivi .
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Merci à votre équipe !
You Folks are alway helpful, accurate and fast. Thanks again
Great product, perfect fit.
2021 Toyota Tundra
This block heater fit like a dream, like it always should have been there, the install went well even though it was very tight, slid in like a glove.
Routing the wire was the irritating part of the project.
I added additional wire wrap to protect the cord from heat and chafing.
Looks like it's a factory install the way I did it.
I also added a battery warmer and a dual built-in plug under the hood.
The install was in Oregon but it's for my time in Colorado that it's going to be needed.
If I was to suggest one thing, it would be
Putting heat protection tape a couple of feet from the heater up the cord because it's so close to the exhaust system.
helps alot with the winter months engine turns over easier Considering Toyota said that it wouldnt work on my 2022 4 Runner which I knew it would having a Tacoma before with the same engine 4.0 every little bit helps at -15
It's a fairly tight place to get into on a Tacoma to install, but once the heater is installed, the fit is good and snug. The heater works great, I have heat coming through the vents less than 3 blocks from my house.
I would recommend this product to anyone.
Had to modify it to try and get this to fit as other people showed. Wouldn't fit and because it was modified it can't be returned. It would fit but you would be taking apart the engine cooling system because of rigid metal tubes and their brackets would have to be modified as its right infront of the hole, just to fit this into the slot of the block. Not worth the effort or time unless you want to pay a large amount of money to get someone to install it. Or if you have all the tools and a lift to install it yourself, since you will be going from underneath as well as above.
Well this item installed on my 2020 Toyota RAV4 did fit but it is not as easy as with earlier models and located on the front left hand side (down low) instead of on the right hand side bank. I used the factory block heater installation instructions as a guide but found some of the steps unnecessarily (for example removing the air box). In any case be prepared to do a lot of it by feel because you cannot see the hole it slides into in the block unless you use a mirror and flashlight. The installation process took me about 2 hours.
My Vehicle: 2021 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road (4.0L 6cyl Auto)
This item is good quality but does not fit properly. It’s as if the circumference is a millimeter or two too-wide to fit in the engine block; it stopped itself maybe 3/4 of the way from a full install.
I bought this item before back in 2021 and had to remove my previous heating element due to it almost “melting” out of its socket because of the same issue I mentioned above; the clip would not secure no matter how hard I tried (“hammering” it in with a breaker bar *I made sure to not damage the electrodes* or even freezing it so the metal would hopefully shrink that extra millimeter or two).
Issue seriously needs to be resolved.
2014 Dodge Ram 5.7L uses Kat’s 11816 cartridge heater. Perfect fit. Must remove the two starter bolts and slide it out of the way. Don’t disconnect starter wires. Just slide starter out of the way. Easily done with truck on ramps. Clean out hole. Find a correct size retaining screw. Not sure what size or If hole is threaded. Too much rust. Just be able to jam some screw in there to retain the cartridge, until silicone dries. Smear about an inch wide layer of high temp silicone around the base of the cartridge. Insert cartridge, twist back and forth to spread silicone, and hold in place with retaining screw. Route wire straight forward. I used 1 1/8” spade bit to drill a hole in black plastic in bumper, but my bumper was already messed up, so I didn’t care much. Plug hangs out grill about 3”. Use zip ties to secure cord to square tubing frame post inside bumper.
Installed this on my 2019 Toyota Tacoma. Haven’t really tested it out yet as I installed it before it got seriously cold. Installation was easy. Just follow etrailers super helpful video. I did have to file a slight flat on the heater to clear the bell housing overhang. Not a manufacturer issue on the heaters part. Just normal variance on Toyota’s end.
It did not fit the vehicle……don’t know why….
Fast acting and effective engine block heater
Received in excellent condition ahead of scheduled date... definitely recommend
Expensive shipping getting to canada(Quebec) but it was fast enough.
Works great on my 09 Tacoma, takes about 6 hours to heat entire head and block to about 100 degrees Fahrenheit
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Robert
5/17/2021
The block heater was for my daughters Honda Odyssey that she was moving to Alaska. My mechanic in Fairbanks installed it for me. We had several -40 degree weeks this past winter and her Honda started without fail throughout the long Fairbanks winter. Her Odyssey is parked in an unheated carport.