Do we need to freeze in winter?

One thing to mention is that my car is a diesel. Apparently these take forever to tea time up.

My TD5 diesel puts out warm air after a mile and hotter air the longer you drive it-the heated seats can be a bit too hot and I turn them off except on really cold mornings.

discool said:

There will be both somewhere.

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Judging by the pic. That would be a no then.

cambridgecockney said:

Mine sits halfway when at 62,76,86 all according to nanocom.not a very accurate gauge.

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Mine used to be the same, the stat was knackered - replaced with a Genuine one and it's sits around 90C now.

The temp senders tend to age badly too, get a genuine bosch replacement - this actually improves MPG btw if the existing one is duff.

:wtf:Who needs heated seats,

blackdog1 said:

:wtf:Who needs heated seats,

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When the leather seats are cold on a frosty morning,heated seats are a real luxury

Good for the hemmies also

Hi all. I replaced the thermostat and the the temperature sensor. I flushed out the system as best as I could (a garage flushed it out last week and I did a flush too). New fluid into the system and still warm air. I have ran the system with the radiator cap off and I can see the water returning to the reservoir in little spurts which leads me to think that there is not a blockage in the system but I am soooo cold! Any thoughts welcome.

TBH I think all we would be doing now is suggesting swapping bits out and throwing cash at it, if it was me I'd drain the coolant out and have the entire coolant system out, paying close attention to the rad and water pump. Pain in the arse, but not sure what else to suggest.

I am massaging all the pipes which seems to have made a difference a little . I am thinking that there may be air bubbles kicking around somewhere. I have in. My mind that the matrix is the problem and that compressed air I there to blast it clean may be the way forward . Going. To try a little more pipe massage first though. Testd the viscous fan to ensure it was decoupling which it is.

So I have now removed the viscous fan in the hope of a warmer car. It certainly heats up faster however I notice now that the heat is best when going uphill as opposed to when the car points nose up. Wondering if this is a sign of an air bubbles?

And finally. I got it sorted and the disco is toasty warm. Lots of problems , the final ones being the viscous fan locking on too early and slight air leak. I have shoved in rad weld and much better. I just need to get through the winter period but thank you everyone on here for helping me out.

That's done it then Radweld is the worst thing you could have done you should have fixed the issue prpoerly

Why is that? I will try to google it. Figured it would be ok as a temporary repair.

Radweld is ok for a temp repair but in the long run it just gunks everything else up and you end up changing all of it rather than just the part that was faulty in the first place.

Littelwill said:

Radweld is ok for a temp repair but in the long run it just gunks everything else up and you end up changing all of it rather than just the part that was faulty in the first place.

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Yes. It's just a temporary repair and a diagnostic as it points to an air leak somewhere too. I am looking to change the water pump too but spring or summer. Now also, I am learning a lot, what price knowledge?

I think you are correct in that it does gunk up everything though.

oh Dear!!!

**** in a bottle, bodge it and codge it,
just work it out! rad, thermostat, hoses, and go from there,

So did you improve your heating then Idrego?

Mine takes a while to warm up on cold mornings but climate control keeps it toasty at 24c
Just need to sort the drivers heated seat

ClassikFan said:

So did you improve your heating then Idrego?

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Yes it did. As said though, it is a thirsty fix. First locate the leak as air is the big issue coming in. I Radwell it to deal with it in the summer. Nice and toasty now thank you