Hi all,
So i ve had my A4TQS for around 3 months and its worked brilliantly considering what i paid for it.
Its a 2001 with 134K on the clock. IT had its cambelt and I beleive water pump done in july last year, but only around 7K ago.
Its come to that time of year where I want to 'Pre-Heat' my car in the mornings be fore i take my little girl to nursery and go to work, But the Damn thing takes ages to heat up. It will get upto 90 on the guage within 5-10 mins but the heating still takes a further 15-20 mins to come through, weather the A/C is on or off. this is with driving the vehicle. I cant get it to heat sat still no matter what. Also I noticed that when it doesn warm up sat in traffic It cools down until I start driving or I rev it slightly.
Now my first thing I plan on changing is the thermostat as it has a little dribble down it anyway. But As the car has dual zone auto climate control, I wanted to just check and see if there is anyone on here who could tell my weather there is a common fault with the units?
It all seams to work correctly and when I first got it the A/C cooled the car just how I wanted it. But since it got cold ive only noticed the ages for heating inside up! It makes no difference if i have the temp set to high or 22-23. By the time I get 'HOT' im almost at nursery, a 30 min journey from my home.
Any one can shed some light I would really appreciate!
So i ve had my A4TQS for around 3 months and its worked brilliantly considering what i paid for it.
Its a 2001 with 134K on the clock. IT had its cambelt and I beleive water pump done in july last year, but only around 7K ago.
Its come to that time of year where I want to 'Pre-Heat' my car in the mornings be fore i take my little girl to nursery and go to work, But the Damn thing takes ages to heat up. It will get upto 90 on the guage within 5-10 mins but the heating still takes a further 15-20 mins to come through, weather the A/C is on or off. this is with driving the vehicle. I cant get it to heat sat still no matter what. Also I noticed that when it doesn warm up sat in traffic It cools down until I start driving or I rev it slightly.
Now my first thing I plan on changing is the thermostat as it has a little dribble down it anyway. But As the car has dual zone auto climate control, I wanted to just check and see if there is anyone on here who could tell my weather there is a common fault with the units?
It all seams to work correctly and when I first got it the A/C cooled the car just how I wanted it. But since it got cold ive only noticed the ages for heating inside up! It makes no difference if i have the temp set to high or 22-23. By the time I get 'HOT' im almost at nursery, a 30 min journey from my home.
Any one can shed some light I would really appreciate!