Why_Aye wrote:My diesel engine hasn't been up to 'normal operating temperature' all winter. After a 45 minute journey including a brief burst of motorway, the temperature guage is just above quater rather than just above half as would be normal if the weather was above about ten degrees.
jont wrote:Why_Aye wrote:My diesel engine hasn't been up to 'normal operating temperature' all winter. After a 45 minute journey including a brief burst of motorway, the temperature guage is just above quater rather than just above half as would be normal if the weather was above about ten degrees.
Could you have a dodgy thermostat? The cold ambient shouldn't make that much difference because the thermostat will shut off the flow to the radiator to keep the coolant at the right temp - unless it's failed open which would explain the over-cooling you are seeing.
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