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Originally Posted by robchalmers
My recolection is that it took my dti roughly 8mins (5 on Mway) before the car had reached cruise temp - I too noted the effect of switching the heater on had on engine temp- its like a second radiator I used it in heavy M6 traffic to kepp temps down. simply put heater and blower on full and open only the passenger face vent and blow it out the passenger window!
if you want to bring the temps up quicker try altering the water/anti-freeze mix
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So you would say the thermostat is working fine? As it took my Civic 2 minutes to reach operating temp, but then again that was an aluminium petrol engine that drank petrol, while the DTi engine is cast iron - more dense metal to warm up. I had an eye on the clock today - took 17 mins for the engine to reach normal temp - 15 mins city driving, and then 2 mins dual carriageway, ambient temperature was about 16 degrees C. I probably will test the thermostat to make double sure it's OK anyway.
I remember several years back in my Nova, the fan thermostat switch failed on the hottest day of the year (30 degrees C IIRC), and I was stuck in a 2 hour tailback for a mile. The engine kept overheating and I had to turn the blower fan on full. I nearly got dehydrated - I didn't have any water with me! I was wishing I had a paperclip with me on that day, I would have been able to short out the thermostat plug.
Thanks for advice!