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Originally Posted by RedArrow
Driving these cars `hard` when cold, is recipe for serious trouble and recipe for very very premature wear internally and will affect major engine components.
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Agreed, yes, very good warning. OP understands this, but good to repeat it for others that may not.
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Originally Posted by RedArrow
I really hope that you normally start the car and let it idle for at least 10-15 minutes before climbing hills or getting on any road that has speed limits above 50KM/H.
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Don't agree so much here, as diesel engine will not generate much heat when idling, especially from cold start. Need to work to generate heat. Excessive idling can cause its own problems, namely from
Wet Stacking. We have discussed this here before. Better to drive it lightly immediately after the idle smooths out after cold start, progressively working it harder, waiting to boot it hard only after it has thoroughly evenly warmed up to operating temp.
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Originally Posted by RedArrow
... min 10-15mins of idling (often, even longer stationary idling itself won`t even warm up the car to operating temps), but all of this can vary based on temperatures, climate etc. )
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Kind of what I am saying-- idling from cold start won't bring engine up to operating temps in a reasonable time, and runs the risk of creating other problems. So why confuse people?