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200tdi warmup time

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BPM:
Mine was just up to temp by the time I got to work (5 miles) so I fitted an electric fan to get rid of the viscous and use a household electric fan heater plugged into a timeswitch in the house for the interior, comes on 20 mins before i go just unplug and drive to work with no heater = warm landy from go and quicker warm up time = better engine protection and less fuel.

X-Eng Simon:
My 200tdi SV90 used to take ten or miles to get up to temperature - and never really made it on cold days.

I changed the thermostat for a patterned one and it made it worse.  I then tested the new and old stat and neither closed properly.  I bought a spendy genuine one - and now it gets up to full temp within 2.5 miles regardless of the weather.

Si

tonycougar:
Mine didn't really ever get warm in the winter (In summer it was redders what with the gearbox heat and all) so I have stuck a bit of ply down in front of the radiator just for the winter. Its lovely and warm now and the temp sits just on the half way mark.

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