cabin heating

can anybody tell me why it takes a long time to warm up as my temperature gauge seems to take a while to move

Russ1972 said:

can anybody tell me why it takes a long time to warm up as my temperature gauge seems to take a while to move

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Try running about flapping yr arms that'll warm ya up in no time.

cheers for that

My point is Russ we needs a bit more info ta help

Like what car is it ?
How long exackerly are we talkin to warm up?

i left work to day at 4pm and its a 30 mins drive to home and its just about warm inside when i arrive home

Russ1972 said:

i left work to day at 4pm and its a 30 mins drive to home and its just about warm inside when i arrive home

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Jesus Russ

What the feck IS IT ?
Cos if its a Defender that sounds about right LOL ok maybe a bit slow.
If its a Disco, Hippo or a Rangie thats tooooo slow by far.

How long have you had the car?
I take it it was fine yesterday, last week, last month ????

its an s reg freelander xe di / it takes about 45 mins to start to warm up

only had it since saturday

Russ1972 said:

its an s reg freelander xe di / it takes about 45 mins to start to warm up

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Tempted to say BURN THE F$5**ER

SO today it warmed up quicker ??

Has it got any water in the radiator?

its a dezul they takes an age to get warm but hold the heat well.Blank the rad off if its a problem

ive just been outside and after 25 min all the pipes are hot temp gauge as moved a bit but still not warm

Russ1972 said:

ive just been outside and after 25 min all the pipes are hot temp gauge as moved a bit but still not warm

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what at idle?Dezuls wont warm up at idle in this weather

Should be warm after 10 minutes on the road, as already said wont get warm letting it idle. With a diesel you need to start it and away. Dont know much about freelanders but sounds like a vents not open. I know someone parked one up for 6 months when he went abroad, when he came back it started ok but no heat. Eventually the inside of the vehicle filled up with dust and straw, further investigation found a family of mice in the system, hence no heat but very warm critters.

Nigel.

My 300tdi takes about 10mins of driving to get to the point where you can feel the heater working. In the cold i always leave the fan switched off for about 5 mins to give it the most help to warm up. I never warm up, just give her the time it takes to get the seatbelt on and get comfy to let the oil get round the turbo then its off we go.

I have noticed that once warm, the engine will still be warm 3+ hours later after stopping!