warming up a diesel

[G2232]

How long should it usually take a diesel to warm up from cold on a morning

The reason i ask is because my golf is currently
(infact since i bought it)
taken generally twice as long as my LCR to warm up

 

[Andrewcupra TDI]

how do you mean warm up , for temps to reach 90 or for the glow plug to turn out , also some spec of car mite help people

cheers

 

[Viking]

Diesels take ages to warm up as they waste very little heat. Compared to a petrol it could well be twice as long.

 

[oldman]

mine is same engine as noted in the sig, PD150 ARL code.
takes approx 8-10miles @15min for water temp to get to 90 most mornings, oil no idea as cars these days never give a temp gauge for this and not installed one, but would guess longer

 

[Hobbiniho]

my car takes about about 10 miles to heat up to full temprature, longer on cold mornings its part of the advantage of having a car that turns most of the energy from the fuel into kinetic energy apposed to your lcr that creates a lot of heat and gets lower mpg

 

[G2232]

Thats great guys cheers
that all i needed to know, its the first diesel i've owned
and just wanted to make sure there was not something wrong

 

[FRik]

mine is same engine as noted in the sig, PD150 ARL code.
takes approx 8-10miles @15min for water temp to get to 90 most mornings, oil no idea as cars these days never give a temp gauge for this and not installed one, but would guess longer

is this why i have been getting an annoying beep in the mornings?
Wasnt sure if that was anything to worry about or not, I guess not then

 

[G2232]

is this why i have been getting an annoying beep in the mornings?
Wasnt sure if that was anything to worry about or not, I guess not then

NO!

those beeps are to warn you that you coolant level is low
or more likely that your coolant sensor is faulty

 

[Gordz]

Yeah I was getting those beeps too recently in the colder weather, took a look under the bonnet, and I somehow had no coolant, filled her up and good as new now!

 

[UncleFester]

You won't warm it up by letting it tickover on the drive either On a cold morning, the air temperature alone can mean it never reaches 90degrees either

 

[FRik]

ah, its full, so must be the sensor.. only happens occasionally so will just put up with it

 

[Gordz]

Still probably worth a hook up to vag com, just in case it's something serious though!

 

[FRik]

yeah my mum works across the road at a skoda dealers, so will get it done over there make sure its nothing bad.

 

[Gordz]

lol, that's handy!

 

[ChrisUK]

Those 3 beeps sometimes happen when you have crud on the metal bits that dip into the coolant.

There was a thread on here a while back where a good scraping sorted it out

 

[FRik]

lol, that's handy!

yeah, its very handy! parts at cost etc etc

Those 3 beeps sometimes happen when you have crud on the metal bits that dip into the coolant.

There was a thread on here a while back where a good scraping sorted it out

ah, will have a dig up see if i can find anything. any idea what the title was like?

 

[ChrisUK]

Not the one I was part of, but still the same solution

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=209729&highlight=beeps

 

[FRik]

thanks man, il have a look through that, hopefully get rid of the beeps

 

[ChrisUK]

Basically some crud from the coolant sticks to the prongs & signals that there is a low coolant issue.

Just scrape them & it should be fine.

Thread appears every year when it starts getting cold...............

 

[FRik]

yeah will do it when i get home, hopefully get rid of the problem.