What to use for Heating Engine/ Winter

[tennred]

Wondering what to use to heat engine in winter. Silicone heating pads vs Block Heater, not sure what one will be better.

 

[#40Fan]

Block heater, by far, will work better.

 

[tennred]

Thank you

 

[MapleLeafFarmer]

Where i'm from It's not uncommon to get three weeks of minus thirty in a row.
Block heaters have never let us down.
I'm not even sure if we've even seen silicone pads up here.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

In the south a block heater just for really cold spells is all you'll ever need.
You'll probably never need it.

 

[Trash Panda]

The only thing I have ever used silicone heating pads on, is multiples on large hydraulic tanks in addition to the built in unit.

Engine block heaters are far superior as a stand alone option.