With temps around 5c i find i need to do about 8 miles to get the gauge up to 90c...Seems like quite a long way. Once at 90 it holds it spot on , traffic or Motorway. Until then the heater is useless, am i just getting old
If it’s getting to 90 and staying there then it’s just because of the cold temps. If the stat was no good then it wouldn’t get to 90 or it would be up and down.With temps around 5c i find i need to do about 8 miles to get the gauge up to 90c...Seems like quite a long way. Once at 90 it holds it spot on , traffic or Motorway. Until then the heater is useless, am i just getting old
If it holding 90 I'd say it was and your old age, want my diesel? Takes an age haha, especially if not under load
with an EGR delete it triples the time when on low load
Will give it a pop this weekend, cheers.That's what I absorbed and put up with for 6.5 years , then a new thermostat was put in and it gets to 90° like a rocket ( 1.9 tdi AVF ) reduced smoke opacity further .
Spot on! Takes about twice as long for the oil to get to 90, as the coolant doesJust a reminder we care about oil temp reaching 90 not the coolant, observe the DIS
But i doubt anyone is sitting on the rev limit all day long for this to cause premature component wear.
Some people just have no mechanical sympathy at allMaybe not all day long but you'd be surprised at the amount of drivers who rag it straight from cold and wonder why their engine burns oil later in life.
Spot on, i am under 2000rpm until i hit min 62c oil temp,always look after your engine and it will look after you ..This i do not because i am not 21 any more i have always done it more so on my diesels ..Maybe not all day long but you'd be surprised at the amount of drivers who rag it straight from cold and wonder why their engine burns oil later in life.
A bit off topic but not miles away how can i see coolant temp on my Dis, or am i just being a bit daft as all i see is a snowflake icon and temp which i am assuming is outside temp . Any help muchly appreicated ,
I can see the oil temp rise on the gauge but in post 13 member mentions coolant ( my understanding is he means u can see thst on Dis )Do you mean oil temp?
I can see the oil temp rise on the gauge but in post 13 member mentions coolant ( my understanding is he means u can see thst on Dis )
Coolant temp is the permanent dial on the dash next to the fuel gauge. It's indicated by the needle and starts at 60c on the left with 90c in the middle (where you want yours to sit at) and 120c on the right.
Oil temp is hidden in DIS menu.
Cheers ears just so i knew what waa what . Bulbs working great mate good shoutCoolant temp is the permanent dial on the dash next to the fuel gauge. It's indicated by the needle and starts at 60c on the left with 90c in the middle (where you want yours to sit at) and 120c on the right.
Oil temp is hidden in DIS menu.
Cheers ears aa i have FLthis is only on the FL (white dash) cars right?
Mine is 2006 S3, so one of the early ones.this is only on the FL (white dash) cars right?
Could try this
http://www.audienthusiasts.com/VagComDIS.html
Enabling Lap Timer on MY2010+
*Oil temperature will be enabled as well:
[17 - Instruments]
[Coding - 07] -> Long Coding Helper -> Byte 1 Bit 3 change from 0 to 1
Or Check the box for "Lap Timer active" if available.