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OCKlasse
02-04-2008, 09:25 PM
My car seems to be fully warmed up after around 3-5 minutes of driving (C230 NA), where as my mom's W203 C230 Kompressor warms up fully after around 10 minutes of driving. Why does my car seem to warm up quicker than others? I can name other examples, but you get the point.
xvvvz
02-04-2008, 09:30 PM
How are you defining warmed up? The engine goes back to normal idle? Transmission doesn't hold shifts anymore? Temp reading on the water guage? If it is the latter, then maybe you have thermostats that are rated differently (e.g. your mom's opens up much faster)?
OCKlasse
02-04-2008, 09:35 PM
Originally posted by xvvvz
How are you defining warmed up? The engine goes back to normal idle? Transmission doesn't hold shifts anymore? Temp reading on the water guage? If it is the latter, then maybe you have thermostats that are rated differently (e.g. your mom's opens up much faster)?

Sorry...normal operating temperature (a little more than 80 Celsius).
Kropf
02-04-2008, 09:55 PM
When the t'stat stays closed during its warm up (as it should), there is much less coolant circulating so the engine can reach running temperature much quicker.

If your Mom's thermostat doesn't close when cold (typical of defective t'stats), then it will take much longer to get to operating temp as ALL of the coolant fluid is circulating and will take the engine longer to heat it all up.
jnolte
02-04-2008, 11:35 PM
my car is fully warmed up a lil below 80 degree point, it takes 10 mins or so
C230KSPORT00
02-05-2008, 07:39 AM
My C23K takes about 6-8mins to fully warmup, which is 80 degrees celcius.
grga
02-05-2008, 07:54 AM
Originally posted by C230KSPORT00
My C23K takes about 6-8mins to fully warmup, which is 80 degrees celcius.

Same here!
:cool:
yusuke280
02-05-2008, 09:05 AM
no more than 2-3 min.. well thats probably because the car's in hongkong..
but yeah, the golf i have here in canada doesnt take long either, probably 3-5 minute of driving.
C280_Spawrt
02-05-2008, 10:05 AM
5 mins of HARD driving (which should not be done)

8 mins of driving

12-15 mins of idling
emann34
02-05-2008, 10:40 AM
2 minutes before the sc quiets down and about 5 minutes to get to 80d.