Whats it called? Warm diesel engine up quicker?

[Daff_Duck]

It takes a bit for my diesel car to warm up, and my kids are freezing, I have heard about an addative you can put in your car that helps to warm the engine quicker- trouble is I cant remember its name.

So can someone help?

 

[Locky]

sounds like something I wouldn't in my diesel car at the best of times.

have you checked that your thermostat is not stuck open.

 

[Begbie]

How long is long?

 

[bmh.01]

How long is long?

I'm guessing normal diesel long. If its being more efficient and not wasting so much energy as heat its not going to warm up so fast.

 

[Jono]

WHy can't you just leave your kids in the house, or put more clothes on them?

*while it warms up

 

[sehcure]

If I were you I'd just nip out 5 minutes before everyone's fully ready to leave and turn it on, crank the heating up etc; any ice will be gone and it'll be nice and toasty by the time you get in it.

 

[Maccapacca]

Brick on throttle ?

 

[Felix]

A petrol generator with a convector heater in the car.

 

[Begbie]

If I were you I'd just nip out 5 minutes before everyone's fully ready to leave and turn it on, crank the heating up etc; any ice will be gone and it'll be nice and toasty by the time you get in it.

Not very good for the engine though.

 

[NathWraith]

Not very good for the engine though.

What else are you supposed to do then

 

[L0rdMike]

What else are you supposed to do then

Get in and drive.

 

[NathWraith]

Get in and drive.

What about the ice and misty screen.

I know you can scrape the ice off but there isn't much you can do about a misty screen.

Other than to wait 5 mins or so whilst the air con clears it.

Please don't tell me you drive with a misted up screen, that would be very special indeed.

 

[Luke]

Coats.

 

[jamief]

What about the ice and misty screen.

I know you can scrape the ice off but there isn't much you can do about a misty screen.

Other than to wait 5 mins or so whilst the air con clears it.

Please don't tell me you drive with a misted up screen, that would be very special indeed.

Demisting pad?

I normally just put the windscreen clear mode on, get out and scrape the car, and by the time the car is scraped the inside is also clear.

 

[Dr Who]

Please don't tell me you drive with a misted up screen, that would be very special indeed.

I use a chamois pad to demist mine, heater isn't the only solution.

 

[ubersonic]

If its a company/hire car you can just rev it to like 4000rpm in neutral, will heat up faster.

 

[NathWraith]

Demisting pad?

I normally just put the windscreen clear mode on, get out and scrape the car, and by the time the car is scraped the inside is also clear.

Pads are OK but from my experience they tend to clear the screen and then proceed to mist up again.

Leaving your car to idle for 5 mins in cold weather is not going to destroy it.

 

[Firestar_3x]

Leaving your car to idle for 5 mins in cold weather is not going to destroy it.

It does things such as the engine mounts, and ultimately bores and rings no favors.

 

[NathWraith]

It does things such as the engine mounts, and ultimately bores and rings no favors.

Oh no. I have reached the point of no return.

What happens in a traffic jam/lights then? Do you turn the engine off or do you have stop/start?

 

[CaptainUnlikely]

Pads are OK but from my experience they tend to clear the screen and then proceed to mist up again.

Leaving your car to idle for 5 mins in cold weather is not going to destroy it.

It also won't warm all diesel cars up, at least not to the point where the heater is actually warm.