Has anybody had problems with the water temperature my V8 seems to take quite some time to warm up and for the gauge to reach the normal range as in a can drive to work 10 miles on A roads and motorway but seems to take about 7-8 to get halfway there or picking the other half up about 4 miles and the gauge is not up where i think it should be i assume i need tyo start looking at the thermostat to start cheers

Is the radiator fan constantly running?. Usually that is the cause of low temperature and slow warm-up. MY12 RRS HSE
Gone 4.2 supercharged RRS
Gone 90
Gone s2000

Don’t think so I can here it when I start it but not after that but will check

If it’s any help, and for comparison, in the current weather my temperature gauge needle moves off it’s rest at about 2 miles and is up to normal temperature by about 4 miles.

EDIT: Sorry, just noticed yours is petrol. The timing for mine may be affected by the FBH cutting in automatically so may not be a good comparison.  Robin
2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8
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My sc is usually up to temp after about 2 mile,I can put the heater on after a mile & it’s hot.

Andy. Andy.
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Thanks guys thought mine took to long to warm up so will start looking

Sounds very much like a stuck (open) thermostat. MY2016 HSE D SDV6 - gone due to fuel dilution problems.

By the age of 50 you have the face you deserve - George Orwell.

Have heard that these can suffer with a stuck open thermostat is it just a case of changing it

So this morning it took 15 mins and about 4 miles for the gauge to rise to halfway between cold and normal so ordered a new thermostat ready to fit

Tyrefitter wrote:

My sc is usually up to temp after about 2 mile,I can put the heater on after a mile & it’s hot.

Andy.

^^^^ This  Steve.

My 2010 TDV8 has always (since new) been very slow to warm up according to the dash gauge (even in summer). Often it will take 5-10km before the gauge is at the normal operating temperature and this is with the airconditioning on and in heavy stop start traffic.