Slow Warmup 2012 A6
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Slow Warmup 2012 A6
Experiencing my first really cold winter with my A6 3.0T and it seems like it takes a long time for the LED temp indicators to move up. Yesterday with the outside temp at 14 degrees it took 8 minutes of driving at 40 - 50 mph for the LED to move up one notch and 14 minutes to go all the way up to normal 4 LEDs lit.
My question - is this normal for this car or should I be visiting the dealer for a new thermostat?
Thanks in advance, Joel
My question - is this normal for this car or should I be visiting the dealer for a new thermostat?
Thanks in advance, Joel
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Same here..but not as drastic..low so far around 36 degrees...i think that with the supercharger Audi made sure that the air was cool and dense before going into the engine..resulting in a longer time to get to operating temp..well that is my take anyway..
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Long story short, perfectly normal this time of the year. And then again, there is the option to block off partial air movement over the radiator..................
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I noticed yesterday when the temps where around 15, that the car sounded like it was running a bit rough. As in there was a lot of metal on metal taking place. Just not the normal quiet I've been used to.
I attributed that to the fact it was extremely cold outside and the engine needed to warm up a bit and get the oil flowing.
I drove the car very gingerly and after about 2 miles the sound was all but gone.
I attributed that to the fact it was extremely cold outside and the engine needed to warm up a bit and get the oil flowing.
I drove the car very gingerly and after about 2 miles the sound was all but gone.
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Direct Injection engines seem to exhibit a noticable roughness in operation in very cold conditions until they get a bit warm - my previous DI vehicle exhibited the same kind of rough initial start/idle, in both that car and my A6 everything is normal within a few minutes. Do notice that the 3.0T does take a long time to get to operating temp when it's cold, I always just figured it was a characteristic of the vehicle and an efficient cooling system!
