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Re: Warming up cars

I have an oil temp gauge installed in my '95 M3.  The car is stored in an 
unheated garage.  I live approximately 2 miles from the interstate ramps.

When the engine is completely cold (overnight), starting the car and driving 
it toward the highway, the coolant temp gauge will read somewhere between 
the blue area and midpoint.  The oil temp gauge won't rise from it's lowest 
reading (120F) until the car is on the highway, and I've driven at least 
five miles.  It takes at least another 5-10 miles for the oil temp to get up 
to a real operating temperature.

I always take it easy on the car until the oil temp gauge has moved off it's 
lowest reading.  Taking it easy means no hard acceleration, and keeping the 
revs below 3500-4000.


Ron Buchalski
BMWCCA #76387
1995 E36 M3
1993 E34 525iT
1999 Mazda Miata

>
>Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 13:20:39 -0500
>From: Steven Schlossman <[email protected]>
>Subject: Warming up cars (was: dealer demos)
>
>"Diana and Mike Kohlbrenner" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Neither long idling at startup nor hammering on a cold
> >engine are good things, especially on a brand new car in
> >the break-in period.  Demo cars probably see a bunch of
> >both of these.
>
>I'd like to change the subject.
>
>I have been under the impression that the best way to warm up the
>engine is to drive and take it easy until the oil temp is at a normal
>operating temp. Keep the revs below 3000. Since I don't have an oil
>temp gauge [yet], I'll drive at or below 3000 rpms until the water
>temp is at a normal operating temp which from my understanding will
>reach operating temp before the oil does. I still take it easy
>afterwards, not that I am a jack rabbit on the go pedal anyway. Just
>trying to do what's right.
>
>...steven
>1996 328ti



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