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Old 01-12-2011, 11:33 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Forgive my lack of knowledge of the Fabia. Is this a VAG product? I assumed it is because you have the 1.9 TDI. On my car they are just to the right of the head. It is pretty obvious. A coolant hose connects to a fitting and three wires connect to that fitting.

You may be able to put your hand on that fitting on a cold startup at idle. It you feel heat, they are on. A diesel doesn't really warm up on it's own unless it is working hard. I was amazed this last weekend to start my car after skiing on a mountain pass, I started down the hill in gear using NO fuel (9999 mpg) and watched the coolant temps climb on the ScanGuage and make defrost heat as I decended the seven mile grade. Thanks extra coolant glow plugs.
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The power needed to push an object through a fluid increases as the cube of the velocity. Mechanical friction increases as the square, so increasing speed requires progressively more power.

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