Engine Block Heater

[MikesAERO]

Has anyone ever done one on a 9000? Was thinking about it, but Im not sure whats the best way to go about it or if its even advisable on our cars.

[mvadenais]

If you lived in Alaska it would matter more

[tuner4life]

You could use one of the freeze plug type heaters, I had one in a corolla I had a few years back. It was nice, but the extra few moments in the freezing cold having to plug/unplug it was entirely too much work, and I ended up never using it and just dealing with the extra few minutes of cold in the morning till the car warmed up.

[Snabb SAAB]

Unless your temperatures constantly hit below -20 I wouldn't worry with a block heater. Just add a small

100 watt oil pan heating pad

100 watt oil pan heating pad

and call it good. Even when it got down to -30 in Alaska I only ran my block heater for two hours before I drove off in the morning. Most important things were synthetic oils (including power steering), good coolant that won't freeze and a battery charger. Some people installed battery warmers, but a charger will keep your battery in top charge even at -50 and you can still use it in the summer if you ever need to charge a 12v battery.

[bare]

Canadian Saabs came with a factory fitted Block heater.
It's screwed in beside/near the crank position sensor.

[mike saunders]

Originally Posted by Snabb SAAB

Unless your temperatures constantly hit below -20 I wouldn't worry with a block heater. Just add a small 100 watt oil pan heating pad and call it good. Even when it got down to -30 in Alaska I only ran my block heater for two hours before I drove off in the morning. Most important things were synthetic oils (including power steering), good coolant that won't freeze and a battery charger. Some people installed battery warmers, but a charger will keep your battery in top charge even at -50 and you can still use it in the summer if you ever need to charge a 12v battery.

This.