Anyone have a 2020 or 2021 Nissan Sentra with a Block Heater (aka Engine Heater). Someone in colder northern states or parts of Canada. I cannot find an auto parts dealer that carries one, nor any description of what this actually looks like and where it is mounted in the block. Will check with local dealer for info. Dealer wants a really high price to install what MAY be a very fancy version of such a device. I'd really like to know details of design and how / where it is mounted so I can get one and install myself.
In the past, I've dealt with 3 designs: a widely-used design slips into a frost plug hole with an expanding rubber gasket ring; one on my 2014 Mazda 3 screws into a port in the block side with a standard ¾" NPT pipe thread, and one in my old 1999 Toyota Corolla is a simple metal cylinder about 2" long x ¼" diam. that simply slides into a blind-drilled hole bored into the engine block and uses a thermal grease for good contact.
In the past, I've dealt with 3 designs: a widely-used design slips into a frost plug hole with an expanding rubber gasket ring; one on my 2014 Mazda 3 screws into a port in the block side with a standard ¾" NPT pipe thread, and one in my old 1999 Toyota Corolla is a simple metal cylinder about 2" long x ¼" diam. that simply slides into a blind-drilled hole bored into the engine block and uses a thermal grease for good contact.
