How long does it take your EU3 TD5 to warm up?

My dash gauge shows half way after aout 5 klm, hits 1/4 gauge about 2 klm, tm4 shows after 10 klm its only on about 50 deg , after approx 15 klm its up to 73 approx which is roughly the temp of the box also, mine has never reached past 82 deg and usually sits on 81 daylight sunny weather, nighttime max about 73,

Cheers

Ken

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Originally Posted by d@rk51d3

Dad's D2a TD5 takes 3-5km to warm up properly.
Sounds about right to me.

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Mine as well 3-5 km
Ian

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Originally Posted by gavinwibrow

Put sheepskins in - you will never look back (nor will you have a cold back for long!!)

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I like them on lovely bucket seats like whats in LC 80series. But the Disco seats are now where near deep enough to put seat covers on.
Plus I can barely see under the sunvisors now. Let alone lifting my butt any higher.

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Originally Posted by northiam

My TD5 also takes its time warming up but the heated seats warm very fast :D

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Your so off my Christmas card list for bragging like that. I actually looked into fitting the heater elements to my seats.

My BA falcon used to have heat coming out within 2km's on a nice -2 morning.

[QUOTE=turps;1908355]I like them on lovely bucket seats like whats in LC 80series. But the Disco seats are now where near deep enough to put seat covers on.
Plus I can barely see under the sunvisors now. Let alone lifting my butt any higher.

If you are not tongue in cheek, try the cheaper = thinner sheepskins from supercheap etc - then you might still see out of the windscreen. They last about 2 years of heavy use before looking so grotty/partially worn that you have to replace them (or reverse/swap sides with them, or only install one of the pair for the driver to get 8 years service)

I have a Jeep Cherokee 4l petrol that is at operating temp within 1.5 km but my TD5 takes a full 3 to 5 km to do the same.

I'm not complaining, just love the car.

Cheers, Rick.

Probably explains why some northern hemisphere D2 Td5s have in-dash diesel fuel burner heaters for cabin heat

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Originally Posted by gavinwibrow

If you are not tongue in cheek, try the cheaper = thinner sheepskins from supercheap etc - then you might still see out of the windscreen. They last about 2 years of heavy use before looking so grotty/partially worn that you have to replace them (or reverse/swap sides with them, or only install one of the pair for the driver to get 8 years service)

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Nah I am being serious. OR maybe just fussy. My previous 4wd had Recaros so great deep supportive seats.
Also I brought it because of the leather. No way am I going hide them.

my td5 takes ages to warm up. or to show on the guages.....its just had complete...I mean complete cooling system overhaul.....the viscous fan was cactus so is fixed now.....
as for lambswool seat covers I have very thick ones, theyre the ducks guts.....when dirty.....they get filthy...theyre white.....just take them off and wash them in cuddly or similar woolwash product

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Originally Posted by turps

As leather seats on a cold car are bloody cold on the bum.

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Hey Turps - If you're seats are electrically operated, they more than likely have the heating elements in them already - you can check by looking for a pair of unused plugs behind your window switches. I found a couple of web shops in the USA selling seat heater switch kits. I bought a kit last year - two genuine switches and a new genuine switch panel. Pop out old panel, plug in switches, fit new panel. Dead easy and they work very nicely indeed.

cheers, bidds

Bidds.
There leather but manual. I wish they where electric. I have been casually looking for some black electric seats though. As I would like to able to make them a fraction lower. And it would give me heaters.
I did find heater elements about 3mtgs ago. I might go price them again.