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I notice on the road large trucks often have some sort of "fabric material" that covers or obscures some of their front grill. I notice a white van, where someone simply taped a piece of cardboard onto the front.
Could be for several reasons.
1: Bad cooling system that is over cooling.
2: Older diesel motor and large cooling system will over cool even when working correct.
Those are the 2 most common. Many newer diesels have dual thermostats and/or electric grills to keep from over cooling.
I have a Cruze Diesel that takes forever to heat up in the winter. My dad suggested I do this as it should help but I chose not to. Active shutters would have been nice, but i wouldn't expect a feature like that on a mid-range car.
I have a Cruze Diesel that takes forever to heat up in the winter. My dad suggested I do this as it should help but I chose not to. Active shutters would have been nice, but i wouldn't expect a feature like that on a mid-range car.
Do you have an engine/oil heater? Diesels run cooler and being in Canada a engine/oil heater goes a long way. Just plug in when you park for the night and unplug in the morning.
To answer your question, the trucks don't cover the grill. The people that operate the trucks do that.
Now you know.
I wouldn't expect a feature like that on any car. Nor would I ever recommend covering the grill of your car. Doing so, even on the coldest day, might cause it to overheat.
1. Warmup time is significantly shorter.
I have a Cruze Diesel that takes forever to heat up in the winter. My dad suggested I do this as it should help but I chose not to. Active shutters would have been nice, but i wouldn't expect a feature like that on a mid-range car.
I have them on my Ford Focus...
Brian
I do the same on my 2012 Jetta TDI and the difference in time to heat up is fantastic. Temps have been around 0F on Chicago a lot lately, and having heat in the car is sort of necessary.I block off the grill on my 04 jetta tdi with pipe insulators. Only part open is the VW symbol and my water temp usually hangs around 160f and if I'm really lucky it gets up to 170f in the winter. And yes idling does nothing other than let my heated seats warm up.
I have a Cruze Diesel that takes forever to heat up in the winter. My dad suggested I do this as it should help but I chose not to. Active shutters would have been nice, but i wouldn't expect a feature like that on a mid-range car.
To answer your question, the trucks don't cover the grill. The people that operate the trucks do that.
Now you know.