Thread: how long to warm up?

haha it was bloody cold today in Perth

Heck, my Subaru takes a few KMs to get up to temp and it's not diesel.

My 2010 D90 is about the same. I think the important thing is to take it easy until it is at normal operating temperature.

KarlB
Canberra

Originally Posted by 5teve

Hi guys

Just a quick question....

how long does your td5 take to warm up? mines about 7.5k's to running temp.. on a 5deg morning.. seems like quite a way.. ?

Thanks

Steve

I get to work before the needle moves off the blue

So on the way home I give it a long-way-home drive to get some heat into it... Including a burst at 100km (highway to my house)

hehe... thanks guys... i was wondering... so glad its normal!

Mates 3l patrol is warm by the time it gets about 1.5k away... wonder if its about to detonate?

Steve

I suspect it all depends on where the temperature sensor (for the temp gauge) is in the 'cooling' system.

thats about what big red used to do, 8-10 K depending on the traffic to get warmed up...

well mine depends on how fast your going, it gets to op temp at about 100-110kph,,, other then that it cools back down to just above the blue,

or 4wding with lots aload and not much speed, then it starts to get to op temp,

realy must put in a new thermo stat

Our 90 takes about 8-9 kms to warm. By the time the wife gets from Morley to work in Osbourne Park she can use the heater. I have really felt sorry for her this week and let her use te Puma, heated seats and it warms up quicker.

Allan