Are short journeys harmful?
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As a rule I allow 10 mins or 10 miles for oil to reach peak temps, depending on the road ie motorway/ dual carriage = 10 miles. But that said my old P1 used to get upto 90c within 4 miles which I put down to the engine rebuild and tighter tolerances.
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AfaIk that's been the choice since Day 1.
Temp starts perking up (50 degrees +) after about a 2 mile drive in a 30 zone (ie. out of my set of caves), or after 5 mins or so stuck trying to get out of them
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Sit in the car and let it idle for about 2mins while I get my **** together, then drive slow/off boost for about 8-10mins, then slowly bring the turbo in to get some hot oil through it, and then when oil/water is upto full working temps I give it some if the opportunity arises!!
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I'm starting work in Chester tomorrow (Live in Wrexham) and the commute is a nightmare apparently so I'm going to get the train, at least initially.
I can park at a friends house near the station which will work out at just under 4 miles each way.
I've heard people say short journeys in performance cars isn't a good thing, is this true? I change the oil every 3-4k and take it out on 60mile+ trips a couple of times a month
I can park at a friends house near the station which will work out at just under 4 miles each way.
I've heard people say short journeys in performance cars isn't a good thing, is this true? I change the oil every 3-4k and take it out on 60mile+ trips a couple of times a month
You do realise that driving your car any journey longer that 4 miles, involves first driving 4 miles?
WTF?
Last edited by Martin2005; Oct 11, 2014 at 12:09 AM.
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There's one other important fact - driving a car while it's up to temp doesn't undo any nasties done by driving while it's not (apart from the battery getting recharged
).I think what the op might be getting confused with is that using the car to its potential on short journeys is not advised.
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