Block Heater/Winterizing???

I have a 2002 Volvo S60 AWD and need to get it winterized here pretty soon, I have been told it's easy and painless but wanted some third party opinions. I need to know where on the block the heater is to go, not the oilpan heater the actual block heater. I don't want to pay close to $300 for a shop that I can do for around $100-$150. I have a Chevy K1500 fully winterized but that is easy standard 305 block. This swedish 5cyl is odd, any help?

Thanks

Unless you live in an area where it can get as low as thirty below zero, a good cooling system flush followed by a 50/50 mix of antifreeze and water should do it.

Most cooling system flushes say to run the car for 15-30 minutes with the flush and then drain the radiator. I tell people to run the car with the flush in it for a whole day or two, to give plenty of time for the flush to break up all the crap that's built up.

-60°F LoL, yeah I need it, just wondering how for a Volvo.

if you can't find an unobstructed freeze plug for a normal block heater then there is a guy on ebay that sells block heaters for tdi vw's (jettas specifically i think). it hooks up with hoses because there is not a good place for the freeze plug heater. maybe the same concept will apply for your car. look for a good freezplug hole first though because this guy's heater is kinof expensive as far as block heaters are concerned.

thanks everybody

Yeha i live in north dakota and don't worry about a block heater you don't need one espically on a car that new. Depending on where you live and how cold it gets you might want to put a slight bit more antifreez then water in. But really i'd get an antifreez meeter and mesure the coolant because you probably don't have to flush it. I have a 96 ranger and i have the same coolant/antifreez in it from the say it was bought.

-60° is pretty cold? I know the battery freezes before that and wont produce anypower or enough to start it, I live in Alaska, believe me it needs this...just wondering about the freeze plug and how you insert the block heater.

for instance today it is -12° on Nov.4th and we only have like 8ish hours of day light already, it really is cold in alaska