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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Omena on 03 March 2016, 14:49:40

Title: Poor idle warming.
Post by: Omena on 03 March 2016, 14:49:40

I nees help for this too.


My omega warms lazy in idle.  In subzero temps and little bit warmer it takes long time to warm in idle.


If i rev it gives acceptable heat inside and temp rises better too.


In highway and city after warm up it has 90degrees in gauge and it stays it.


Thermostat is pretty new like water pump.  Coolant is bright.  Heater core is not plausible because warm air comes after engine warms.



Auxilary waterpump works too.  Today checked it and wired it again because it didn't got power in original wires.


It works because if i stop car it gives warm inside still.  Long time.  When it didn't worked it blowed cold air after engine shut down like normal system without pump.



Are these just lumpy warmers?


When i bought car and this moment,  max temp are about +5 celcius.  So  i need hint for cold.  Today - 10 celcius.


Usually i start my cars 15-20min before driving in freeze temps and then its nice to go warm car.  Not in this case.

Title: Re: Poor idle warming.
Post by: tunnie on 03 March 2016, 15:48:29

What engine?

Title: Re: Poor idle warming.
Post by: Omena on 03 March 2016, 15:53:00

Sorry!  2.2 petrol MY 2000.

Title: Re: Poor idle warming.
Post by: ronnyd on 03 March 2016, 16:08:13

Quote from: Omena on 03 March 2016, 15:53:00

Sorry!  2.2 petrol MY 2000.

Add this info on to your profile, it will help others to help you :y

Title: Re: Poor idle warming.
Post by: tunnie on 03 March 2016, 16:38:59

I'd pop the throttle body off and give it a good clean, along with the breathers as per the guide here. It should idle to 'warm' in seconds, when it's been -4 here I've nipped out and started the car. By the time i set heating to max, blowers on ect, then exit the car and start walking to the house it's already dropped in idle speed to normal  :y (on my 2.2)

Title: Re: Poor idle warming.
Post by: Omena on 03 March 2016, 16:44:33

Sorry my bad language. Idle works well.


I mean engine and interior warming in idle!  ;D

Title: Re: Poor idle warming.
Post by: tunnie on 03 March 2016, 16:46:07

Oh, nor problem, I can't speak any other language so you are doing way better than me  :)

Yeah the 2.2's are rubbish at warming up, take bloody ages.  ;D  :y

Put it this way, on my work commute, if I take the 3.2 it's at full operating temp when I make a turn off a side road. If I take the 2.2 on exactly the same route, at the same turn, it's not even off the end stop  ;D

Title: Re: Poor idle warming.
Post by: Omena on 03 March 2016, 17:10:17

Okay that's nice to heard but bad. I mean that rubbish warming  :D


So is that auxilary pump's only benefit that  interior warming in engine off?

I have block heater but im so lazy to use it.  Never tried...



Is 2.0 ecotec much better to warm?

Title: Re: Poor idle warming.
Post by: JoeRadosavljevich on 04 March 2016, 08:26:44

Quote from: Omena on 03 March 2016, 17:10:17

Is 2.0 ecotec much better to warm?

No.