I agree with you ,here in Nova Scotia Canada, this morning -10c ,gave my f150 3.5 about 3 mins to come off fast idle.My main reason for that is because of how bad my 10r80 shifts when cold
As a mechanical engineer, engines need a few minutes of warming before heading out; and until reaching operating temperature, I keep the RPM at 1500. I have a block heater on my F-350, although the oil doesn't get to the top end for at least a minute or so. Do whatever you want, but a few minutes of warm-up is better than $100k for a new truck or a new Z06. PS I ever warm up my daily commuter a 2018 Fiesta ST...
@@BigBensCarsAndCycles All I have been doing was engines since I blew up my Go Kart as a child. Another thing I would like to mention is the extended oil service intervals. Oil is cheap insurance and I change mine at 3k or yearly whichever comes first...
-12C? Must be nice! 😋 I'm in Canada near the ND/MN border, and that's a warm day for us. Our winters haven't been as cold in recent years, but we still see -35 or lower sometimes (not including windchill, which doesn't apply to vehicles, just adding for human perspective) Also, many modern block heaters have cord ends that don't even kick in til -20C. They often break off anyway, and putting a regular end on sometimes throws a code if the vehicles sits for like 10+ hrs and the ECT sensor doesn't jive with the IAT or something. I forget. But the biggest factor seems to be oil. Here's a very old video made by Esso that shows how long it takes for various oils to get to the top end when cold starting! Eat your heart out Project farm 😂 th-cam.com/video/OWiQyR7PWII/w-d-xo.html
I agree with you ,here in Nova Scotia Canada, this morning -10c ,gave my f150 3.5 about 3 mins to come off fast idle.My main reason for that is because of how bad my 10r80 shifts when cold
As a mechanical engineer, engines need a few minutes of warming before heading out; and until reaching operating temperature, I keep the RPM at 1500. I have a block heater on my F-350, although the oil doesn't get to the top end for at least a minute or so. Do whatever you want, but a few minutes of warm-up is better than $100k for a new truck or a new Z06. PS I ever warm up my daily commuter a 2018 Fiesta ST...
Thanks for the input, much appreciated
@@BigBensCarsAndCycles All I have been doing was engines since I blew up my Go Kart as a child. Another thing I would like to mention is the extended oil service intervals. Oil is cheap insurance and I change mine at 3k or yearly whichever comes first...
-12C? Must be nice! 😋 I'm in Canada near the ND/MN border, and that's a warm day for us.
Our winters haven't been as cold in recent years, but we still see -35 or lower sometimes (not including windchill, which doesn't apply to vehicles, just adding for human perspective)
Also, many modern block heaters have cord ends that don't even kick in til -20C. They often break off anyway, and putting a regular end on sometimes throws a code if the vehicles sits for like 10+ hrs and the ECT sensor doesn't jive with the IAT or something. I forget.
But the biggest factor seems to be oil. Here's a very old video made by Esso that shows how long it takes for various oils to get to the top end when cold starting! Eat your heart out Project farm 😂
th-cam.com/video/OWiQyR7PWII/w-d-xo.html
Oh, and many of us are lazy/spoiled, so we use remote starts and let it idle. But many OEMs put in timers, like my 14 equinox, which is 15 mins.
very interesting video! watching now
@@BigBensCarsAndCycles part 2 was posted before part 1 on that channel 😂 It's just as interesting tho!