TD5 heaters - How much heat do they put out?

[disco gazza]

Hi all,
Will be buying a Defer TD5 130 in the not too distant future(cant aford a new puma :( )

Have read that the Defender heaters are not the best at putting out heat.
Would like to get it working properly so I dont have to suffer the cold during the winter months driving home @ 0200 hrs in the morning. :D
So has anyone changed the heater core or anything else so that it puts out some heat for the winter months.
Thanks.

Cheers
disco gazza
92 disco tdi :D

[stig0000]

i find mine very good???

just giv it ttime to warm up and i need to tern it down slightly,,

and set the air to feet, i have mine set to both most times tho, but if its ****ing cold i set it to feet seems to work better

[87County]

As with any motor car, you can ensure that your thermostat is working correctly, and then of course you can blank part (half to two-thirds) of the radiator (not the intercooler though). I find suitable material for this is the corrugated plastic sheet that real estate agents use for signs - and there's plenty of these kind of signs around :).


don't forget to take it out when he weather warms up though !

[fraser130]

Mine (2004 TD5 Defender) works really well once the engine warms up.
It does take me about 7km to warm up though, been thinking about blocking some of the radiator - I did take out the thermostat and checked it, but my car still takes 3-5 times longer than dad's TD5 disco to warm up - I have a Webasto heater I've been thinking of fitting, but might try a disco thermostat first, - I wonder if they fit a stronger spring in the diverter for the Discos? or are they the same part number?

Cheers,
Fraser

[disco gazza]

Thanks for the replies guys.

cheers
disco gazza
92 disco tdi :D

[Sleepy]

My 2005 model is OK, It does keep your toes warm but was struggling in near zero temp to keep the back seat passengers warm. As mentioned, it takes a while to warm up.
My previous (2001 model) was better.