Temperatures

[Lloyd Evans]

Sorry yet another question ..... I have a 115 tdi and wondered what the temperature should be as it currently runs about 90 on the gauge but takes 5 mins to work its way out there!! Never seams to make it past 90 changing cam belt n water pump so I guess If I really need to could do thermostat as well but can't really afford to ( if I did do thermostat how much extra would I be looking parts and labour?) thanks for the help

 

Lloyd

[DougJones]

90 degrees is about spot on & 5 mins warm up period is reasonable, will take longer in cooler weather (if the booster heater doesn't kick in) but depends on how hard you drive. When the booster heater kicks in (5 to 10 degrees outside temp)the warm up time will really be reduced.

[acecard]

Sorry yet another question ..... I have a 115 tdi and wondered what the temperature should be as it currently runs about 90 on the gauge but takes 5 mins to work its way out there!! Never seams to make it past 90 changing cam belt n water pump so I guess If I really need to could do thermostat as well but can't really afford to ( if I did do thermostat how much extra would I be looking parts and labour?) thanks for the help

 

Lloyd

5 minutes! No need to worry about that - sounds more like a petrol engine, my 130tdi never did it faster than 10 mins on the hottest day.

Calm down Lloyd, there are greater things to worry about ;)

[billywizzo]

90 is normal temp for the galaxy.

Mine usually takes about 10 mins to get to that temp.

Wait till it is really cold and then you will notice a bit of a wait for it to reach running temp.

 

 

Bill