Hi,
for anyone with an octavia 1.8T, just wondering how long it takes for our engine to reach operating temp from cold start? Mine can take up to 10 minutes of normal(stop/start) driving to do this which seems very long - it's either a quirk of the engine (do direct injection motors run cooler?) or the thermostat is not fully closing. Every other car i've ever owned (especially turbo ones) get up to temp with a 2 or 3 mins of starting.

thanks,

Brad