Sborg Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Hi. I am wondering what temperture your SDI engines are running when warm?My SDI only gets to a bit above 70 degrees, and i think it is too low? Every other car i have driven has got to about 90..Are my thermostat broken?(Sorry for my bad english, if you dont understand me, please ask! )Greetings from DenmarkSborg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazy Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Mine usually hovers around the the 70 degree mark, normal temp as far as I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sborg Posted March 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Allright, I just think it seems a bit low, but i have never compared it to other SDI's... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuntCodpiece Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 70 also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sborg Posted March 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Thanks a lot guys! Then i dont need to worry anymore 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon5 Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 As far as I was aware the gauge should be bolt upright on 90?Unless SDIs run cooler? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupoluke Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 I'd say your thermostat was partially stuck open, there only peanuts to replace, does the temp gauge drop when your driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupo-dreams Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Mine runs at 90 once warmed up. Although it definitely takes a while to get to this. Any less than about 8 miles on open road driving and it's pretty much not gonna get properly warmed up! If you're only doing short journeys (that are also easy work for the engine), it may not be getting chance to get up to 90? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fretwell Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Mine runs at 90 once warmed up. Although it definitely takes a while to get to this. Any less than about 8 miles on open road driving and it's pretty much not gonna get properly warmed up! If you're only doing short journeys (that are also easy work for the engine), it may not be getting chance to get up to 90? Mine is the same . My cousin a vw mechanic said it should be at 90. But that's on my 1.0 e . I go to school and the temp gauge never rises that's an 8 mile journey no good for fuel economy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sborg Posted March 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 I drive about 20 miles to school, and it never gets above 70-80 degrees.. it sometimes drop a little bit while i am driving..How difficult is it to change the thermostat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupoluke Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 Piece of piss, have a search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadelauren Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 Mine is the same . My cousin a vw mechanic said it should be at 90. But that's on my 1.0 e . I go to school and the temp gauge never rises that's an 8 mile journey no good for fuel economyDitto, Takes about a good 8 miles for the hot blowers to fully work and the engine to run smooth and warm up standard dirty diesel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupoluke Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Some imaginative use of tinfoil can help speed that up, my tdi warms up in 2-3 miles compared to the 12 when I first got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Some imaginative use of tinfoil can help speed that up, my tdi warms up in 2-3 miles compared to the 12 when I first got it.Hows that? I know on some cars they use things to block parts of the grill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon5 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Blocking the rad shouldn't have much of an effect of warming up times, the thermostat won't allow the Coolant to flow through it until its hot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Blocking the rad shouldn't have much of an effect of warming up times, the thermostat won't allow the Coolant to flow through it until its hotI think blocking the grill is to stop cold air getting to the engine as that will cool if down quite a bit. If its 1c and your going 30mph that's a lot of coldness around the engine. Does anyone have a block heater for the tdi or sdi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupoluke Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 From what I can remember on my tdi the thermostat is after the bottom hose, I haven't checked to see which way it flows or if it comes our of the top house when cold but it feels like it does, before I blocked the bottom half off it would take an age up warm up and struggle to maintain constant running temp with heaters on full whack, and that was with a new stat, blocked the bottom half off problem solved, also if you have an egr delete take it off this also improved my warm up time. Please note this is a tdi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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