I am pretty sure it goes to the coolant. It will attach directly to the block somewhere, usually in the back. Did you follow the cord?

 

Seems like warm oil would be better than warm water.......and there's no chance of a leak with a pad heater.

http://www.padheaters.com/

 

There is no block heater in it, There are no freeze plugs in the block. If you look up a block heater for a 2009 Corolla you will see why I am asking the question. It does NOT go into the coolent.

 

Your original post sounded like you already had the part but you didn't want to spend the labor $ to have it installed.

 

no, no, no. It goes to tires so they will grip better from the start

Seriously, Is a block heater as simple as plugging it into the chassis on the new cars?

forresta

 

A block heater attaches to the engine block (not the chassis) and heats the engine coolant. A pan heater attaches to the oil pan and heats the lubricating oil.

http://www.padheaters.com/

 

The block heater for the 2009 Corolla slides into a cavity on the driver's side of the engine above the transmission. It does not heat the coolant or the oil, it heats the block.

Jeff

 

Wierd. That's a first for me...

 

good to note. Makes more sense imo. Any idea on the wattage? Just that I know the diesel vw guys are running a 1000w recirculating pump that warms the motor up nice and toasty in 2-3 hrs from the deep freeze.

 

I have a VW TDI and I installed one of those heaters in mine because VW does not have a heater for the TDI, Take the time to look up the heater for the corolla you'll see what I mean

 

Thanks Jeff
I'll try and locate the spot. Are there any special precautions when installing the heater

 

Not really, just make sure you put the thermoconductive grease on the heating element, and route the cord away from any moving and/or hot engine components.

Jeff

 

Can you post some pics of the install?????

 

Does anyone know if this block heaters have a built in thermostat? ie They only run when the the ambient air gets below a specified temperature.

The reason I ask this is because at around zero it doesn't seem to have an effect on the warm up time (when I start up it seems to be below the "C", where as -10c it seems to almost start off on the "C")

 

Toyota charge 89 bucks for the element and chord.

It is the same block heater across the board i think.
400W

plug in 2 hours before you drive or else you will be paying 40 bucks more for electricity bills