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

sounds about right, mine does not warm up any quicker.
petrols do warm up quicker generally.

x2 about 5 km

I think it's pretty much the same for the EU2 and EU3 motors. It took about 15 minutes of puddling along in traffic with 10°C ambient this morning before the engine got up to normal operating temp.

Before the thermostat opens coolant still flows out of the top outlet and through the heater and the radiator bypass down to the coolant rail.

cheers
Paul

My 99 D2 TD5 takes about 3 km before the car temp guage shows that the engine is warm(about 60deg C, TM2 reading). From 60, up to 92deg C(92 is the normal running temp of the motor) could take up to 30 km before the head to comes up to temperature.

The sensor(TM2) is mounted on the rear left hand side of the head on one of the unused bolt holes.

The tacho rarely makes it above 2500rpm and EGT's are mostly kept below 500deg C. I get bloody good fuel economy though(830km+ city driving before the fuel light comes on).

Cheers,

Jason

My TD5 also takes ages to warm up. If I am leaving home in the morning. I can probably drive nearly 10km in light urban traffic (50-60km/h zones) before the temp gets to 90c. I am using a temp sender in the top radiator hose. With an Madman EMS 2 gauge.
If I am going out on to the HWY. 3km of 60km/h then another 3km of working upto 100km/h will get the temp up faster. But these cold mornings the auto is holding onto 3rd for longer.

The factory gauge barely moves till it gets to 70-75c. Then it rises quickly to the middle. Where it dosent move till over 118c atleast.

I wish there was a way to have a fast idle switch or similar to try and get more heat into. As leather seats on a cold car are bloody cold on the bum.

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

My 99 D2 td5 takes about 5 kms. to get up to 80 deg and seldom goes over 90c. in the summer. I drive at 100 kms on country roads to get these timings.
X2 on the sheepskins. Cost a packet ($540) but are made to measure and I love them to bits.

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