I've been running my AAZ now for 12months with no issues at all except that it tends to run quite hot. I know about turbo diesels running hotter than petrols due to the oil cooling etc but this is the issue with mine:
Start engine and after 20 mins or so the temp gauge steadily climbs to just over half way (needle thickness past half way) - is this correct?
If i drive the van around (even in cold weather) the gauge climbs approx another needle thickness past the first tick-over point. The needle will stay at this point for any distance.
However, if i sit on the motorway at 80mph or climb a long hill, the needle will climb right up to the max but no light comes on. The needle will sit in this position untill either i slow down or the hill levels out. Is this normal??
I've been running it now for 12mnths, last week i bled the system but no air came out.
I've got a trip in the summer to the SW France and am a little worried of overheating.
Any advice - or is this normal and i should go and buy a nice shiny oil cooler kit from BAxter? (oil temp was 127deg at MOT).
Cheers!
If this is not normal i will start with flushing ect.
