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Removal And Installation

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  1. Drain the engine cooling system. For additional information, refer to Cooling System Draining, Filling and Bleeding  in this article.
  2. CAUTION: Do not loosen the block heater retaining screw more than necessary for removal. The nut can fall off inside the engine and damage the cooling system.
  3. Loosen the block heater retaining screw and remove the block heater.
    • To install, tighten to 4 Nm (35 lb-in).
  4. CAUTION: Route the block heater power cable away from hot or rotating components, or damage to the cable can occur.
  5. To install, reverse the removal procedure.