3:42: idling it for 2 minutes is just totally useless. The lubricant goes around in 2/5 seconds. After 10/20 seconds you can drive off, but GENTLY allowing the water and especially oil temperature to raise (check your indicators and remember that oil takes MORE time than water to reach the optimal temperature). But 2 minutes idling? Total waste of fuel and it will do nothing to heat the engine as at idle the thermal energy is super low.
Thanks for your detailed input! idling for 10 seconds to 20 seconds is usually enough to get things moving. As you mentioned, driving gently afterward is key to letting the oil and water temps rise properly. Appreciate you adding the point about oil taking longer than water super helpful tip.
@@TheAutoBrain Welcome. Also: idling cold just warms (a little) the top of the engine (heads, top of the piston) but not the lower parts (low part of cylinders, crankshaft bearing that are not at good expansion being cold, etc) hence introducing tensions. As I wrote, best is let the oil to circulate (15/20s) and then move, gradually increasing the power request. Note that keeping the RPM low but pushing hard on the accelerator is NOT a good way to heat up the engine... Feather foot and low RPM at the beginning, and raise the power request gradually.
3:42: idling it for 2 minutes is just totally useless. The lubricant goes around in 2/5 seconds. After 10/20 seconds you can drive off, but GENTLY allowing the water and especially oil temperature to raise (check your indicators and remember that oil takes MORE time than water to reach the optimal temperature). But 2 minutes idling? Total waste of fuel and it will do nothing to heat the engine as at idle the thermal energy is super low.
Thanks for your detailed input! idling for 10 seconds to 20 seconds is usually enough to get things moving. As you mentioned, driving gently afterward is key to letting the oil and water temps rise properly. Appreciate you adding the point about oil taking longer than water super helpful tip.
@@TheAutoBrain Welcome. Also: idling cold just warms (a little) the top of the engine (heads, top of the piston) but not the lower parts (low part of cylinders, crankshaft bearing that are not at good expansion being cold, etc) hence introducing tensions. As I wrote, best is let the oil to circulate (15/20s) and then move, gradually increasing the power request. Note that keeping the RPM low but pushing hard on the accelerator is NOT a good way to heat up the engine... Feather foot and low RPM at the beginning, and raise the power request gradually.
Awesome work dude
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Nice informative video. India.