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Hi, I'm new to this forum and have just bought a 2010 Jetta TDI. I have searched for threads on Jetta's that never warm up and/or run cold. I haven't found anything so hopefully I'm the only one having this problem.
I live in upstate NY and have found that on mornings 20 degrees (Fahrenheit) or less I can let my Jetta run for a half hour and it will never warm up to operating temp (190). Unfortunately even when I drive it 30 miles to work (75% highway - 25% city) it will never get to 190. It will get to 170 or so but will never get to 190. I have also noticed that when it gets to 170 or so and I stop at a traffic light it will loose 5-10 degrees very quickly. That makes for a chilly ride when it's zero.
My work around lately has been to put cardboard over the lower half of my grille if it's below 20. (Blast from the past... Kinda like any Ford truck from circa 1978). That seems to work fine as the engine will warm up quickly and hold temperature for the entire ride. Comfortable ride but very old school approach.
I'm wondering if anyone else has had this issue. My gut is telling me that my thermostat isn't closing all the way.
Any feedback is greatly appreciated.
Brad
I live in upstate NY and have found that on mornings 20 degrees (Fahrenheit) or less I can let my Jetta run for a half hour and it will never warm up to operating temp (190). Unfortunately even when I drive it 30 miles to work (75% highway - 25% city) it will never get to 190. It will get to 170 or so but will never get to 190. I have also noticed that when it gets to 170 or so and I stop at a traffic light it will loose 5-10 degrees very quickly. That makes for a chilly ride when it's zero.
My work around lately has been to put cardboard over the lower half of my grille if it's below 20. (Blast from the past... Kinda like any Ford truck from circa 1978). That seems to work fine as the engine will warm up quickly and hold temperature for the entire ride. Comfortable ride but very old school approach.
I'm wondering if anyone else has had this issue. My gut is telling me that my thermostat isn't closing all the way.
Any feedback is greatly appreciated.
Brad