winter engine warm up evo vs 911
haha most women i totally agree but my mother can drive the ***** off of anything. she goes through the gears like a pro, scares the sh*t out of me sometimes. not tot mention she has taught a few men in her time to drive.
I don't idle mine to warm it up--I think it's waste of gas. I just keep it under 3k and use very little throttle for the first 10-15 minutes.
If you do idle for warm-up, bear in mind that that's only warming up the engine. The rest of the drivetrain needs warming up, too, so take it easy for 10-15 minutes.
If you do idle for warm-up, bear in mind that that's only warming up the engine. The rest of the drivetrain needs warming up, too, so take it easy for 10-15 minutes.
Originally Posted by Slowride
I don't idle mine to warm it up--I think it's waste of gas. I just keep it under 3k and use very little throttle for the first 10-15 minutes.
If you do idle for warm-up, bear in mind that that's only warming up the engine. The rest of the drivetrain needs warming up, too, so take it easy for 10-15 minutes.
If you do idle for warm-up, bear in mind that that's only warming up the engine. The rest of the drivetrain needs warming up, too, so take it easy for 10-15 minutes.
Originally Posted by jjm4life
i just thought this was strange:
this morning the weather here in boston was pretty rugged, enough so that my mother didnt want to drive her 911s until the weather passed. so i let her borrow my evo since i had nowhere to go (home on break) i give her the keys she jumps right in and tears off. i called her immedaitaley saying " is that how you treat your porsche?" so she tells me that not only did the delership tell her to not to warm up the car, but the manual also says drive it immediately and let it warm uop from use.. any thoughts on this? what do you guys do? i always let it sit until the needle at least starts to move
p.s she also uses mobil1 and the dealer told her to change the oil after the 3500 mile break in and then like once a yr... nuts
this morning the weather here in boston was pretty rugged, enough so that my mother didnt want to drive her 911s until the weather passed. so i let her borrow my evo since i had nowhere to go (home on break) i give her the keys she jumps right in and tears off. i called her immedaitaley saying " is that how you treat your porsche?" so she tells me that not only did the delership tell her to not to warm up the car, but the manual also says drive it immediately and let it warm uop from use.. any thoughts on this? what do you guys do? i always let it sit until the needle at least starts to move
p.s she also uses mobil1 and the dealer told her to change the oil after the 3500 mile break in and then like once a yr... nuts
If she doesn't have an air cooled model then it does seem a bit odd.
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Originally Posted by jjm4life
p.s she also uses mobil1 and the dealer told her to change the oil after the 3500 mile break in and then like once a yr... nuts
Most of porsche's N/A F6's take 12 quarts of Mobil one and use a monstrocity of an oil filter (its usually a $130+ oil change at a dealer), so they can typically go 12K or 1yr w/o an oil change.
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I always warm up my car for about 3-4 minutes while I smoke a cigarette. Then I take it easy for the first 10 minutes, and usually I shift before the turbo starts spooling.
I also let my car cool off for about 3-4 minutes before shutting off, while I'm smoking another cigarette.
So that's two cigarettes whenever I drive my Evo.
I also let my car cool off for about 3-4 minutes before shutting off, while I'm smoking another cigarette.
So that's two cigarettes whenever I drive my Evo.
Originally Posted by ChangBang
I always warm up my car for about 3-4 minutes while I smoke a cigarette. Then I take it easy for the first 10 minutes, and usually I shift before the turbo starts spooling.
I also let my car cool off for about 3-4 minutes before shutting off, while I'm smoking another cigarette.
So that's two cigarettes whenever I drive my Evo.
I also let my car cool off for about 3-4 minutes before shutting off, while I'm smoking another cigarette.
So that's two cigarettes whenever I drive my Evo.
I let the car warmup for no more than a minute, then drive normally without boosting until the water temp is up and until the oil temp gauge moves, then I boost it up. It takes no more than 3-4 mins of driving to get to full operating temps. I can't imagine why you would drive for 10mins after a 3-4min idle warmup. What are you waiting on?
I also remember hearing that most porsche's do take up to 12 quarts of oil, so im sure u dont have to change it as often. I let my car warm up for a minute or so, then just drive slow to work. Dont think there is much more to think about here. I live just south of boston and yea it was pretty cold but still warmed it up like it was 85 degrees.
Car actually warms up quicker when you drive it and I read somewhere that's it's actually bad to warm it up for more than a minute while it's idling. It's better to just drive it gently.
Originally Posted by jjm4life
i just thought this was strange:
this morning the weather here in boston was pretty rugged, enough so that my mother didnt want to drive her 911s until the weather passed. so i let her borrow my evo since i had nowhere to go (home on break) i give her the keys she jumps right in and tears off. i called her immedaitaley saying " is that how you treat your porsche?" so she tells me that not only did the delership tell her to not to warm up the car, but the manual also says drive it immediately and let it warm uop from use.. any thoughts on this? what do you guys do? i always let it sit until the needle at least starts to move
p.s she also uses mobil1 and the dealer told her to change the oil after the 3500 mile break in and then like once a yr... nuts
this morning the weather here in boston was pretty rugged, enough so that my mother didnt want to drive her 911s until the weather passed. so i let her borrow my evo since i had nowhere to go (home on break) i give her the keys she jumps right in and tears off. i called her immedaitaley saying " is that how you treat your porsche?" so she tells me that not only did the delership tell her to not to warm up the car, but the manual also says drive it immediately and let it warm uop from use.. any thoughts on this? what do you guys do? i always let it sit until the needle at least starts to move
p.s she also uses mobil1 and the dealer told her to change the oil after the 3500 mile break in and then like once a yr... nuts
What year 911 is it? If it is older, it may have to do with it being an air cooled engine rather than water cooled. If her 911 is one of the newer water cooled ones then I have no idea why it would say that in the owners manual.
Keith
Do you guys really think it's better to allow a cold engine to run on cold oil for an extended period of time or to allow a cold engine to run on cold oil under light load for a very short period of time. The answer is obvious... You do more damage to your engine allowing it to sit there because it takes a very long time for oil to come to temperature while the engine is idling.
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