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Ok, need a bit of help, I know that some trucks come with a block heater (and being a New York based truck I would assume there should be one) hoever I am not finding it, so I am curious, can I refit one into my truck (figure IF we get a cold winter I might as well have one on stand by
secondĒ what should I be looking for and where on the engine block should this thing be located IF I have one??
here is one I found on evil bay that I am considering purchaseing, but don't want to if I already have one installed.
The electrical cord for it should be located in/behind the front bumper.
On the drivers side of the engine in front of the oil filter you will see a long cylindrical object that is parallel to the ground. That is the oil cooler. Are there any wires leading away from that vicinity?
My e99 has one and I have been told that they all have them. That picture shows where it's located in the block. The nut on it is pretty big and when you look up past that oil filter it's hard to miss. I found my plug inside the grill on top of that rubber mat that's attached to the bottom of the radiator.
Lay underneath and look up at the oil filter. At the top of the oil filter is an orange cord. That is the heater.
It runs to an electrical plug, usually behind the front bumper on the driver's side, just to the inside of the tow hook.
Just don't wait until you've driven 1200 miles in snow and ice to park it in 16F overnight and have to search and chip through ice the SECOND DAY you've owned it. Ask me how I know LOL.
Lay underneath and look up at the oil filter. At the top of the oil filter is an orange cord. That is the heater.
It runs to an electrical plug, usually behind the front bumper on the driver's side, just to the inside of the tow hook.
Just don't wait until you've driven 1200 miles in snow and ice to park it in 16F overnight and have to search and chip through ice the SECOND DAY you've owned it. Ask me how I know LOL.
Well if we get that low I'm just gonna run it over night...lol
Unless it has been used from new it is hard to find. My truck was sold new in Redding Ca. HOT most of time but it has a block heater. Never found the cord until I had to drop the bumper for the trans cooler upgrade. It was tie wrapped and secured up in the bumper, never would have found it any other way.
Unless it has been used from new it is hard to find. My truck was sold new in Redding Ca. HOT most of time but it has a block heater. Never found the cord until I had to drop the bumper for the trans cooler upgrade. It was tie wrapped and secured up in the bumper, never would have found it any other way.
^^^ this^^^
my truck spent it's whole life in New Jersey, but the block heater was never used until i bought it 8 years ago.
i use the block heater at night in winter for a warm engine s i can take rite off when plowing.
it took me close to 1/2 hour to find the wire secured up behind the bumper on the driver side.
If you don't in fact have one, you can order a Ford OEM from Riffraff for $39.65. I believe it has a higher wattage than that ebay one, and it screws into the port at the top of the oil filter housing at the tail end of the oil cooler as previously posted. I just received mine yesterday, and it is going in today.
My southern truck did not come with one and has a plug in its place that look like it takes a 1/2" drive. The heater needs a 1 1/8" socket or wrench. I ordered the cord separately from amazon for about $20.
When you apply A/C to the cord, you will be able to hear it. It draws approximately 1000 watts=1kw/hr. You may want to put it on a timer to save on your electrical bill. 1-2 hours prior to driving is usually sufficient.
If you have a gauge that reads EOT-Engine Oil Temperature you will see that the oil rises above ambient temp reasonably fast.
10-03-2015, 05:12 PM
LOL.
