Bigborealaska
WKR
Well damn, cant use remote start anymore here in Idaho. HAHA
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Same here, I just hit the auto start and little it idle downI warm mine up until the idle drops to regular idling rpms. In the summer thats usually just a minute or two. If its under 30 or 40 degrees it takes a little longer, under 0, it takes quite a bit longer.
I’m that neighbor.Same here, I just hit the auto start and little it idle down
Then I have lazy ass neighbor that let the car run for an hour to melt snow.
-42F still air temperature will tell the men from the boys - damn that's COLD!It was -42F at my place early this morning.
I plugged the car in at about 0700.
It will slowly warm via the oil pan heater throughout the day.
I will start it at 1730 to warm up for a half hour before
I drive to town for a dinner date with friends.
This is how I have done it for many years!
Always use synthetic oils!!
I have an ESPAR heater in my 01 Cummins/Dodge.
It is one of the best things that I installed on it!!
Bob
Because engines running cold can have some incomplete combustion, leaving fuel on the cylinder walls. This fuel washes away oil on the cylinder walls. This is the theory, and for sure does happen on some scale.From the article: Gas-powered cars need oil to keep their engines lubricated. When you start a car, an oil pump circulates the oil in less than a minute. Letting your car idle in cold temperatures can shorten the life of your engine by stripping away oil from the engine’s pistons and cylinders — two critical components that help your engine run, Stephen Ciatti, Ph.D., principal engineer for battery systems at PACCAR, told Business Insider in 2016.
I'm no pHD, but can anyone explain how idling a car in cold temps removes oil from the piston and cylinder, if, as the guy says, oil is fully circulating in less than a minute?
Because engines running cold can have some incomplete combustion, leaving fuel on the cylinder walls. This fuel washes away oil on the cylinder walls. This is the theory, and for sure does happen on some scale.
Personally wouldnt worry about it on any correctly running modern fuel injected engine.
How is a beater core 2k? I got one for my wife’s Xterra, it cost like 140.00, me and my buddy spent a few hours installing it. It’s like a long aluminum pipe thing.The heater doesn't work in my ram2500 because I am not paying $2000 to replace the heater core. So, I don't "Warm up my truck for comfort". I start it about 1 minute before I drive it no matter how hot or how cold out it is. Let things get lubed up before I jam on it. lol
That heater core will be the death of me. I have cussed so much about it that I will indeed answer for my sins on judgement day. What a STUPID design.