CDT engine warm up time - Page 2

Duotone · 12th December 2007, 19:28

I keep my 75 in a garage overnight, it takes about 6 minutes for the temp. gauge to get to normal, on a frosty morning..
When the car lived out on the drive the warm up time was 10 minutes,
So the garage makes a 40% improvment..
[if my maths are correct]

Dave T

madone · 12th December 2007, 20:51

Ahhh Webasto

Takes a couple of miles to warm up fully. Better still on a cold morning is to start it for 5 mins before you get in.

kwak636r · 12th December 2007, 21:24

Mine take about 10 - 15 min and i have had ice in side the car recently

Whats a FBH?

BigRuss · 12th December 2007, 21:47

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Originally Posted by kwak636r

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Whats a FBH?

FBH stands for Fuel Burning Heater.
A small auxillary heater that was fitted to improve warm up times on earlier cars. It works at temperatures below 5 degrees C. It can be fitted with an optional timer and/or remote control that turns it into a parking heater so that it will warm the engine before getting in the car and starting the engine.It can also be set up to warm the interior and defrost the windscreen.

They can be retrofitted to later cars.

Russ

black olive · 13th December 2007, 06:58

Tapped, the solution for cold conditions is to leave the diesel at home and use 4.6 litres of ford FBH

tapped · 13th December 2007, 07:44

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Originally Posted by black olive

Tapped, the solution for cold conditions is to leave the diesel at home and use 4.6 litres of ford FBH

That certainly warms my wallet........

I hadn't realised that an FBH was fitted for the reason that is now obvious. i'd always assumed that it was more for pre warming and for use as a parking heater. It all makes sense now... TBH I haven't looked to see if mine has one but if it has, it certainly isn't working!

Not sure o/s heated mirror is working either or drivers h/seat, still by the time I fix them it'll be Spring time!

13th December 2007, 06:58	#15
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12th December 2007, 19:28	#11
Duotone This is my second home 75 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Leeds Posts: 8,432 Thanks: 176 Thanked 907 Times in 716 Posts	I keep my 75 in a garage overnight, it takes about 6 minutes for the temp. gauge to get to normal, on a frosty morning.. When the car lived out on the drive the warm up time was 10 minutes, So the garage makes a 40% improvment.. [if my maths are correct] Dave T

12th December 2007, 20:51	#12
madone Posted a thing or two none Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Durham Posts: 1,209 Thanks: 140 Thanked 31 Times in 22 Posts	Ahhh Webasto Takes a couple of miles to warm up fully. Better still on a cold morning is to start it for 5 mins before you get in.

12th December 2007, 21:24	#13
kwak636r Regular poster MG ZT T 190 lpg Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: fareham Posts: 49 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Mine take about 10 - 15 min and i have had ice in side the car recently Whats a FBH?