Hi,

The waterpump and cambelt have been done 5k ago, i did them myself.

The car didnt have heat before this either.

The engine temperature never goes above 90c, even when left for 1 hour on idle it doesnt move, the only way i get heat is if i accelerate over 3k revs which for town driving is not practical.

I will try and bleed the system again but ive done this 100's of times.

Thanks

That certainly is the case, the newer common rail engines are even more thermally efficient resulting in even less heat. I have recently bought a Peugeot 406 Hdi which averages around 50 mpg but you have to drive three or four miles before the temperature gets to anything like normal.

Fortunatly this car is fitted with a diesel powered auxilliary heater, the output of which goes straight to the heater and then on into the engine. I didn't know the car had it until I found that I was getting heat after about 200 yards with the temp gauge needle stuck firmly on cold. As I am a very cold mortal I reckon this to be the best feature of the car, especially with the weather we have had lately. I don't know if they all have them but it shows the manufacturers aknowledge the lack of suffuicient heat output.

Edited by Peter.N. on 28/01/2011 at 20:24

I assume the fan blower is operating. There may be a heater flap that is stuck. Regards Peter