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Re: Diesels: What's all the clatter about? - 07-17-2007, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Bartek Sikorski View Post
It must be old technology.;
Nope, Ojis is right. Modern engines (which are more efficient than old ones) take a much longer time to warm up when it's really cold than older ones. This is true of petrol cars too, but the phenomenon is more pronounced with diesels.
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