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Cold engine - hard driving
It seems to be the conventional wisdom that revving your engine when it is
cold is not a good idea. A few months ago, my employer moved, I am now only
a minute or two from a dual carriageway that has a hundred or so yards
sliproad before you need to be at 60-70 mph, once up to speed I cruise at 70
for 20 minutes. My choices are to warm the engine up in the car park for 10
minutes before setting off, or to redline the engine 2 minutes later. To be
honest, at the end of the day, I want to go home, not sit there and put some
heat into the engine.
What actually happens if the engine is revved hard? I use Mobil 1 oil, is
there anything else I can do. Under normal driving the engine is not used
hard (ok, every now and then, but the engine is warmed up first). Any
suggestions?
Steve
164 TS
Cumbria UK
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