Agree with thatlazyb said:Hi Jam , diesels are notoriously slow to warm up in winter my 2.o tdci is the same about 10 mins before fully warm. Previous Ford Galaxy using the vw pd diesel engine was the same if not worse.
Also it stops your teeth chattering from the coldMetalMicky08 said:Yep,let it warm up before giving it full`beans`.As diesel is an oil based fuel it does take a while to warm up & get viscous (runny).Once up to temp it`s great & as it`s oil,it lubricates the engine internals at the same time,unlike a petrol.so preventing too much wear & tear.![]()