Author Topic: It's Cold, It's Winter, How Long Does your M42 take to Warm Up? (Read 4049 times)

batsbats · « **on:** January 16, 2009, 02:52:00 PM »

My first winter with the car.

I usually let it warm up for 1-2 minutes each day before driving off. Shifting around 2.5-3k, it takes about 5-6 minutes after driving off. So about 6-8minutes each winter day. It's about 25-35 degrees this month.

I believe I have a bad tstat though.

What about you guys? State the ambient temps too!

tjts1 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 16, 2009, 06:04:00 PM »

Forever and a day. Remove the clutch fan in the winter. It helps.

Meister · « **Reply #2 on:** January 18, 2009, 11:23:31 AM »

During winter mine takes about 3-4 minutes driving after 1min warm up. During spring/summer usually about 3-4min driving.

sennasixty8 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 20, 2009, 10:05:51 PM »

Quote from: tjts1;64832

Forever and a day. Remove the clutch fan in the winter. It helps.

how exactly did you do this? I've got a stuck tstat, and norcal winters aren't that cold lately... I'm only 1.2 miles fr the freeway, and a 10 mile commute at fwy speeds equals 1/8th on the temp gauge.

xwill112x · « **Reply #4 on:** January 20, 2009, 10:22:50 PM »

allen wrench on the fan. i think theres 4 allen bolts..?
there on the front of the fan, easy 3 min job...just remove the shroud first

twright · « **Reply #5 on:** January 21, 2009, 07:13:22 AM »

Taking off the bolts to the fan is too hard. I just took off the big nut (1.25"?) that holds on the whole fan assembly.

tjts1 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 21, 2009, 09:54:31 AM »

Quote from: sennasixty8;65076

how exactly did you do this? I've got a stuck tstat, and norcal winters aren't that cold lately... I'm only 1.2 miles fr the freeway, and a 10 mile commute at fwy speeds equals 1/8th on the temp gauge.

Just remember the threads are backwards. So righty loosy, lefty tighty. A sqirt of liquid wrench or even WD40 on the thread helps a lot.

xwill112x · « **Reply #7 on:** January 21, 2009, 11:54:04 AM »

i thought removing bolts was easier....

ohwell...everyone is to there own opinion..

gearheadE30 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 01, 2009, 08:14:00 AM »

Electric fan FTW

. Mine, with the electric fan, takes almost 20 minutes. The fan never comes on in the winter. This is to get to normal summertime operating temps though.

carlos318is · « **Reply #9 on:** February 02, 2009, 10:17:48 AM »

Mine takes about 3miles or 4-5 mins

roundel318 · « **Reply #10 on:** February 04, 2009, 02:46:43 PM »

I can get my stat well into the blue after 10 min of idle at ~20 degrees F.

///M3 · « **Reply #11 on:** February 24, 2009, 01:29:21 PM »

My car takes roughly 8 minutes or so, but the outside temp is around 10 degrees.

Voluted · « **Reply #12 on:** February 24, 2009, 03:05:01 PM »

15-20 minutes in -25C which is around -13F

Author Topic: It's Cold, It's Winter, How Long Does your M42 take to Warm Up? (Read 4049 times)

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