Hopsta Posted November 19, 2004 Report Share Posted November 19, 2004 Since owning the sooty (bought in July) i've noticed that it takes longer for the water temp gauge to rise up to the norm on 90 degrees than it did in the S3. Obviously with the colder weathere we're having at the moment its taking even longer. This may sound like a silly question but do sooty's take longer to heat up than petrol cars ? I know there are no relating faults in the ECU so any suggestions if this behavior is not the norm. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chav Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 yes...diesels (all i assume?) have separate heaters for the climate control etc which operate until the engine gets warm enough and then the engine heat takes over so you dont freeze for the first xx minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopsta Posted November 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 Thats the thing, my car seems to take longer to warm up enough for the heaters to kick out some decent heat. The start of my journeys are usually doing 40+mph for 2-3 miles so should be roaring by then ! but they're not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritey Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 All my Dad's sooty's seemed to me to take longer to heat up than my cars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustynuts Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 Far less wasted heat with a diesel, so it's gonna take a while longer to warm up. Idling the engine for 10 minutes to warm it up while you have a cuppa isn't very effective either and not good for diesels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snail Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 Someone at work was commenting on the same thing, but i've personally never experienced this problem, my tractor warms up faster than any other car in my household ever does. That said, i havn't got aircon/climate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBM Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 Mines about the same - the 90 degree mark isn't reached until about 5 mins into the trip. Thats the norm on the last three sooties I've had! First 3 miles of my trip about the asme as yours. The aircon will not belt out hot air on auto until the engine can supply enough heat, but the vents set to full on the screen supply some warm air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durrsaku Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 i am not sure that is true for all the diesels. certainly not for mine. It does take 5 min to warm up which is the time it takes the engine to get to its optimal operating temperature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durrsaku Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 agree with you 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopsta Posted November 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2004 Timed it yesterday and it took 9 mins for the water temp to reach 90. Heater was almost kicking out scorhing heat by then but it was pretty cold so took a while for the ambient temp inside to increase. Car is due for a service in about 6 weeks so i'll get them to check it all out then. Thanks chaps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollox Posted November 21, 2004 Report Share Posted November 21, 2004 can you find my cds while you're at it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopsta Posted November 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2004 [ QUOTE ] can you find my cds while you're at it? [/ QUOTE ] Do I look like your courier ?? They probably got lost in the move anyhow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollox Posted November 21, 2004 Report Share Posted November 21, 2004 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] can you find my cds while you're at it? [/ QUOTE ] Do I look like your courier ?? They probably got lost in the move anyhow [/ QUOTE ] i delivered them to the new place! Along with the changer they were stuck in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibos Posted November 21, 2004 Report Share Posted November 21, 2004 I only heard this thing about diesels taking longer to heat up after my A3 2.0l TDI order was beyond the point of spec changes. I started to worry about not getting the aircon or the seat heaters for the leather seats etc. Needn't have worried on either count. My Diesel has hot air coming out the vents in about 2 minutes which is a hell of a lot faster than my old '98 1.6 petrol A3 or my brothers Golf. As for the heated seats. Apparently they have pressure sensors that mean the bloody things only come on when you sit in them thus you still have the pleasure of experiencing freezing leather on buttocks. Glad I didn't waste my money on either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveymo Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Just changed my coolant temp sensor again but mine is the same 10mins mk3 golf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 My journey consists pretty much b roads all the way to the M1. So within 3 mins it's reaching 28 degrees inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 because the diesle engine block is larger and tougher compared to a lighter alloy engine it takes longer to heat up, you also tend to run it a lower revs which means less combustion whihc means less heat. Compared to a modern light alloy block sportscar engine my Cupra takes about twice as long to heat up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted January 30, 2005 Report Share Posted January 30, 2005 My soot chucker takes a while to warm up. Not like the A8, which was up to temp in maybe 2 miles max. However, with the Climate showing 23, the cabin temp warms up quickly - maybe there is a seperate heat provider???? However, I am in an Omega 2.5 TD Elite.......so Vx would have done whatever BMW told them the engine does! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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