Multijet Warm Up

When I started up my car yesterday & drove off it took at least 8 miles for the car temperature gauge to reach normal temp. I know it was cold yesterday, did anyone else have the same "trouble"?

tis normal this weather i think, every car i have not get fully up to temp until i am in town, thats 5 miles except a Volvo, they have an electric heater element in the air duct, why all cars not have that?

Diesels do take longer to warm up, I know mine does! Heated seats make it that bit more pleasant

With it -3c here this morning my petrol dualogic was up to normal temperature in under 4 miles. More important in the comfort factor stakes is how quickly warmth comes out of the heater and the Panda is not too bad in that respect.

That sounds very reasonable to me, especially in this weather. In general Diesels take longer to warm up than petrols, and also the bigger the engine is the longer it takes.

From what I've read, the average warmup distance for an average engine, on an average day is around 7 miles, so 8 miles isn't bad for a diesel on a very cold day.

yep my multijet is taking about the same sort of time to warm up, guess its the way of things in this weather.

I was getting a worried it was just mine as the Doblo warms up a lot quicker.

Anyone thought about a preheater, especially in these icy conditions!

Here is a thread about it in the Ulysse section:

http://www.fiatforum.com/showthread....ght=pre+heater

Just think, watching the car defrost from the comfort of your house

Diesels, due to them being more efficient, produce less heat than petrol engines. In the current weather, depending on your driving, 8 miles is not uncommon. My JTD used to take ages.

The A2 has an auxilliary heater, until the engine is warm, which uses diesel fuel to heat the cabin when the outside temperature is below 5 degrees C. Therefore it doesn't take the much needed heat from the engine but within a couple of miles I am nice and toasty. Yum, yum...

Is that only on the 1.4TDI?

Not sure. I think it might be on just Audi models regardless of the size of engine.

Hmm just thought that right after I posted. But I suppose Audi need something different to lesser, but similiar car makes

I considered buying a Mazda for the pre-heat feature...

Instead I park as close to the house as possible to shield the car from frost... It works too... Bought de-icer yesterday though as the work car park can get very icy...

By the way, the wee needle on the temperature guage reached that happy mid-way point only 4.8 miles from home this morning...

Never really checked my multijet temp guage but I think it is up to the middle in about 4 to 5 miles, will have a look on Monday on the way to work, I usually leave the house about 6.50 a.m. and it has been plenty cold these last few mornings.

My wife's 'other' car, the Alhambra 130 diesel, gets to the middle of the guage in about 2 - 3 miles, could be a different set up ? Don't really know.

Is the middle the normal running temperature?