Is it just me or does the Evo warm up pretty fast? I drive like 3 blocks and the water temp gauge is already up to the normal.

 

Yes, I hope it's like that in the winter too.

 

Not only does it warm up fast, but it stays hot for a long time as well. I've come back to my car after it has been sitting for a couple of hours and when I sit in it I can still see heat fumes rising from the hood vent. Then when I crank it up the water temp guage rises like I never stopped driving.

 

its a 4 cyl.. theres like nothing to warm up... lol

my truck takes 4 ever to warm up (big block 350 v8) cuz there's a lot more metal to work with

 

I'm not complaining, the faster it gets warmed up the faster i can have some fun! I would love if its this way in the winter, i won't freeze my a$$ off before i get to work!

 

Yes..... allow at least double the time it takes for the water to heat up, if not more

 

I think we have a non-linear water temp sensor like Honda uses...

 

most factory temp sensors are miscalibrated on purpose so that the used doesnt go crazy and take it to the dealer everytime the needle goes up they think americans are so stupid its too bad there are so many stupid people in this country givivng us a bad name

btw the lan evo is a 4cy turbo this is why it runs so hot
try using some redline watter wetter if you think its a problem

 

stop callling it water temp its coolant temp! =P... i dont kno why but thats always bothered me.. i kno some people use water instead of coolant in the summer and so on... but hey in actuality it is COOLANT temp!

 

yea listen to Cladius.

Dont go WOT until 10min AFTER youve started the car.

I usually warm mine up until the needle is in the warm zone, (usually 2-3 min when cold) then I take it easy for the remaining 7 or 8 minutes before I go crazy. In the winter, I might be a little more careful.

 

Yes! the temp. gauge indicates a fast warm up. Warm up is so fast that I must wonder if the temp. sending unit is properly placed for an accurate over all reading. At any rate, it seems prudent to stay on the safe side and allow a lttle time for warm up.

Just to keep you sleeping soundly if you do tend to push your car a little soon, it is nice to consider that synth oil Film strength with it's looong molecules is far superior to organics. So much so that it can in some cases "bend" some of the old rules on warming up the oil (not WI in Winter please). The cylinder walls stay coated longer and with multi vis there is little to worry about things circulating freely once oil pressure is up. Of course, these features work to reduce the time nesessary for the lubrication system to function effectively.

Something else on Synthetics. One of my cousins (PH.D Rutgers) did some research work measuring engine wear with different lubes. He had the engines' wear parts plated with different radioactive isotopes. Then used a radio spectrometer to measure wear as the engine ran over time. The engine oil was run through the test instrument and the signature from each isotope present in the oil created a matrix model for when and how the parts were wearing. The normal factors that infuence engine wear were measured dynamicaly without any need to disassemble the engine. Pretty cool huh. It suffices here to say the results indicated that full synthetic lubes are well worth the investment if you drive like you mean it.