Is This Normal?

Bogbrush82 · 23rd November 2018, 09:38

Was in Morrisons car park this morning, so decided to try and warm the car up while my parents went shopping. Despite running for over an hour, this was as hot as the engine got. Is this normal, or has my thermostat died?

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Groundsman Willie · 23rd November 2018, 10:23

Mine's doing the same at the moment. The morning run to work, 12 miles, hasn't seen the temp gauge go above quarter. Had a day off yesterday, sat in the car with a cup of coffee after shopping and again, the gauge didn't go further than yours. Plenty of heat though. Hopefully just the cold weather

stevestrat · 23rd November 2018, 10:36

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Originally Posted by Bogbrush82

Was in Morrisons car park this morning, so decided to try and warm the car up while my parents went shopping. Despite running for over an hour, this was as hot as the engine got. Is this normal, or has my thermostat died?

Remember diesels do run a lot cooler than the petrol models.

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Originally Posted by Groundsman Willie

Mine's doing the same at the moment. The morning run to work, 12 miles, hasn't seen the temp gauge go above quarter.

Hmm . . . . surprised at a 1.8T running that cool, mine certainly didn't, came up to working temperature quite quickly no matter what time of year.

squire · 23rd November 2018, 10:51

Looks to me you need the inline stat fitted David. I believe Steve (Arctic) has some and has done a how to, think it's on here somewhere so do a search. Also see what temperature it's running at on the obd, it's not a hard job to do and if you contact Steve he'll advise you I'm sure. Have you got a fbh on your car?

Martyn

Groundsman Willie · 23rd November 2018, 11:30

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Originally Posted by stevestrat

Remember diesels do run a lot cooler than the petrol models.

Hmm . . . . surprised at a 1.8T running that cool, mine certainly didn't, came up to working temperature quite quickly no matter what time of year.

Cheers Steve, she's always been quick to come up to temp, just been the last couple of weeks since the colder weather that she hasn't.
Just a quick query while I think of it, (sorry Mr Bogbrush for hijacking your thread) but from a dead cold start, I assume it's normal for the ATC to take a couple of minutes to come on? The screen demist blasts out from the outset but the main heating doesn't kick in for a mile or 2. I assume this is because it waits until there is a bit of heat in the system before kicking air out. Its always done it, but is it right?

trikey · 23rd November 2018, 11:33

Your own stats are sticking open, made more evident by the cold weather.

Bogbrush82 · 23rd November 2018, 11:44

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Originally Posted by squire

Looks to me you need the inline stat fitted David. I believe Steve (Arctic) has some and has done a how to, think it's on here somewhere so do a search. Also see what temperature it's running at on the obd, it's not a hard job to do and if you contact Steve he'll advise you I'm sure. Have you got a fbh on your car?

Martyn

I was thinking the same thing.

No FBH at the moment, although I do have a complete kit waiting to be fitted.

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bl52krz · 23rd November 2018, 14:26

I wondered if my thermostat had gone awol a few years back. Took a long time to warm up when it was very cold. On the way to a funeral in Torquay I stopped and put the obd reading the temp and it was around 84-86 deg for most of the time, eccept for when going downhill and it went down to around 82-84 deg. I don’t think there is anything wrong with it.

Comfortably Numb · 23rd November 2018, 19:29

These last few days of near-freezing weather, my CDT has taken an extra mile for the gauge to reach its usual 9 o' clock position which it maintains like it's stuck until I get to the other end of my mixed roads and motorway commute and switch off.

Rogue · 23rd November 2018, 21:03

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Originally Posted by Comfortably Numb

These last few days of near-freezing weather, my CDT has taken an extra mile for the gauge to reach its usual 9 o' clock position which it maintains like it's stuck until I get to the other end of my mixed roads and motorway commute and switch off.

I think thats a fair description of mine too...

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Groundsman Willie Gets stuck in Rover 75 1.8t Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Newbury Posts: 842 Thanks: 783 Thanked 423 Times in 264 Posts	Mine's doing the same at the moment. The morning run to work, 12 miles, hasn't seen the temp gauge go above quarter. Had a day off yesterday, sat in the car with a cup of coffee after shopping and again, the gauge didn't go further than yours. Plenty of heat though. Hopefully just the cold weather __________________ Dave

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squire Posted a thing or two MGB GT, 2 Morris Minor Travellers Join Date: May 2011 Location: Bilston Posts: 1,661 Thanks: 1,610 Thanked 497 Times in 370 Posts	Looks to me you need the inline stat fitted David. I believe Steve (Arctic) has some and has done a how to, think it's on here somewhere so do a search. Also see what temperature it's running at on the obd, it's not a hard job to do and if you contact Steve he'll advise you I'm sure. Have you got a fbh on your car? Martyn Last edited by squire; 23rd November 2018 at 10:53.. Reason: Addition

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trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,765 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	Your own stats are sticking open, made more evident by the cold weather. __________________ Lest we forget..

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bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,387 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	I wondered if my thermostat had gone awol a few years back. Took a long time to warm up when it was very cold. On the way to a funeral in Torquay I stopped and put the obd reading the temp and it was around 84-86 deg for most of the time, eccept for when going downhill and it went down to around 82-84 deg. I don’t think there is anything wrong with it. __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham.

23rd November 2018, 19:29	#9
Comfortably Numb Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Penrith Posts: 1,336 Thanks: 165 Thanked 303 Times in 241 Posts	These last few days of near-freezing weather, my CDT has taken an extra mile for the gauge to reach its usual 9 o' clock position which it maintains like it's stuck until I get to the other end of my mixed roads and motorway commute and switch off.