Hello from Coventry

Azim said:
Thermostat was changed over the week end with a Gates thermostat .
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I humbly suggest that your Gates thermostat is at least partly the issue.

Change it for a genuine one. Aftermarket ones never work properly - if at all.
 
Azim said:
I think I followed all of the advice so far .
Thermostat was changed over the week end with a Gates thermostat .
Diesel filter still needs to be changed though.
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Definitely a problem in that case. You'd see an improvement in acceleration and mpg by going to a lighter 15 inch wheel, but you should be getting a lot more than 40mpg from the car.

I'd suggest a compression test.
 
A2Steve said:
Definitely a problem in that case. You'd see an improvement in acceleration and mpg by going to a lighter 15 inch wheel, but you should be getting a lot more than 40mpg from the car.

I'd suggest a compression test.
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Power delivery is excellent , it certainly moves when you put you right foot down .and there is no excessive smoke from the exhaust at all ..
I accept that moving to a smaller wheel would improve mpg and acceleration .
But a 17 inch wheel shouldn't make that much difference to mpg .
I also set the tyre pressure to 30psi front and 28psi rear .
 
I'm all sorted now .
I've changed the thermostat for a new one .
If I now switch on the econ button on the climate control ,which switches off the electric fan .
The car gets up to 90° with in 15 minutes of a motor way run ..
I've since also had cruise control and mini dis fitted.
My mpg wanders between 40mph and 70mph on a run .
This indicates my car is running as it should ..
 
Oh nice one - so you used a genuine stat this time?

The econ button just switches off your aircon FYI.
 
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