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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: Jonny Boaterboy on December 28, 2007, 14:02:46

Title: 300tdi deffender thermostat ??
Post by: Jonny Boaterboy on December 28, 2007, 14:02:46

Are 300 tdi's always slow to reach normal running temperature , ie,10 minutes or so during recent cold spell ?

Title: 300tdi deffender thermostat ??
Post by: GREENI on December 28, 2007, 14:16:19

Yup, that's 'normal'.......
If it's trauma..get a radiator 'bra'....thingy :wink:

Title: 300tdi deffender thermostat ??
Post by: pondy653 on December 28, 2007, 21:17:06

My 300 def was painfully slow warming up so changed the Stat. on removal of the old one I found it was stuck open.  The temp now begines to rise on the gauge within a mile and the heater is now fantastic.  For the sake of a few quid change it, you never know.

Tony

Title: Re: 300tdi deffender thermostat ??
Post by: tack43 on January 03, 2008, 22:13:24

My 300TDi was slow to warm up and the heater output was poor (even for a LR!).  I though the thermostat was stuck open, took it out and found it opened at 78 degrees! New 88 degree themostat and job done.  :lol: