<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Because the TDI engine is so efficient, it puts less heat into the cooling system than comparable gasoline engines. A TDI engine will not reach operating temperature by idling.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">FWIW, according to Yahoo weather stats, the coldest recorded official temp in Chicago was on January 20, 1985.....-24F.Originally posted by snoopis:
But I am from Chicago, where temps reach (although not regularly) -30°F to -40°
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Pssht.Originally posted by Frankenwagen:
You guys need to get an automatic so you will have a load on the engine all the time to produce more heat.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Once again the TDI FAQ is wrong. It's not the first time, it won't be the last.Originally posted by TurnpikeMan:
A TDI engine will not reach operating temperature by idling.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Once again the TDI FAQ is wrong. It's not the first time, it won't be the last.Originally posted by ProjektZwoTDI:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by TurnpikeMan:
A TDI engine will not reach operating temperature by idling.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">***?!?!?!?Automatics are for the typical lazy American. Real men drive 5 speeds.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I don't know. How cold is it in your driveway? Maybe, if it got below zero around here, the needle wouldn't move. But 20F is freakin cold around here. And my needle moved all the way up to 190F in about 27 minutes of idling. I also did not have the heater on in the car. So none of the motors heat would be taken away. That might have also made a difference.Originally posted by TurnpikeMan:
I still say if the temp guage goes down while stopped in my driveway after a long drive...... How is it possible for the temp guage to move up when there is no use of the engine???
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">FWIW, according to Yahoo weather stats, the coldest recorded official temp in Chicago was on January 20, 1985.....-24F.Originally posted by Tarbe:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by snoopis:
But I am from Chicago, where temps reach (although not regularly) -30°F to -40°