Matchstick1101
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- 2002 Holden Statesman V6
Hey everyone,
I have a 2002 V6 statesman that for a quite a while now has been taking a long time to warm up from a cold start. About 18 months ago, my partner and I replaced the old thermostat in it because it shat itself and the car had a minor overheating event. I went to supercheap the next day and had to get a high flow thermostat as that was all they had in stock for weeks and it was urgent. Anyway, now that we are coming into winter, I have noticed it is taking longer and longer to warm up. It has no issues staying at operating temp when it gets there but it takes an excessively long time to warm up. I'm concerned because I know that running an engine colder then it is supposed to be is detrimental. Side note: even though it takes a while to heat up, it also stays at dead cold for about 3-4km which I know is bad. Would anyone on here be able to give me some pointers as to what could be happening and what I should keep an eye on? Thanks
I have a 2002 V6 statesman that for a quite a while now has been taking a long time to warm up from a cold start. About 18 months ago, my partner and I replaced the old thermostat in it because it shat itself and the car had a minor overheating event. I went to supercheap the next day and had to get a high flow thermostat as that was all they had in stock for weeks and it was urgent. Anyway, now that we are coming into winter, I have noticed it is taking longer and longer to warm up. It has no issues staying at operating temp when it gets there but it takes an excessively long time to warm up. I'm concerned because I know that running an engine colder then it is supposed to be is detrimental. Side note: even though it takes a while to heat up, it also stays at dead cold for about 3-4km which I know is bad. Would anyone on here be able to give me some pointers as to what could be happening and what I should keep an eye on? Thanks