Climate control - thoughts?

[XWGT Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close XWGT]

Hi there

I know diesels take a while to warm up (hence the idle up function) but does anyone else think the heater takes forever to get going in these things?

I know I'm in arctic Victoria and this winter is bad but it can take up to 5 minutes for the CC to start heating the cabin. Is this usual as most sedans I have owned etc have been very quick to generate heat.

[Blackjack Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Blackjack]

Re: Climate control - thoughts?

Yes, fairly normal with diesels because they generally have an iron block to cope with the high compression involved, whereas modern petrol engines use an aluminium block.

Rgds, Rob

[maxjj Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close maxjj]

Re: Climate control - thoughts?

I love jumping into a freezing car after nightshift and it seems to take a while to warm up, at a guess about 5 minutes of driving. For what its worth its about the same time as the Jackaroo Diesel. Our work Hilux`s are the same, takes a little while to warm up and the diesels longer than the petrol. Maybe its just the way the petrol is driven :wink:
The climate control , however works well.

[Kaka do Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Kaka do]

Re: Climate control - thoughts?

It does take a long time, I find that the built in electrical seat heater warms up well before the aircon has even thought about getting warm. Who would have thought that you would need a seat heater in sunny WA :shock:

[XWGT Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close XWGT]

Re: Climate control - thoughts?

Ah forgot the iron block issue.

oh well just need to send the kids out to start the truck 5 mins before i leave for work in the morning :-)