Warming up the engine.. and again.. and again..
Discussion
One month into Tuscan ownership and I'm still grinning like a little kid whenever I'm driving. One thing's been making me wonder though.
I've been religiously keeping the revs below 2500 until the oil temp comes up above 60. Thr trouble is that my commute consists of a short drive (which usually gets me to about 60-65 degrees) and then a 10 minute motorway cruise to the office.
With the air temperature being what it is at the moment, I'm finding that while sitting on the motorway in 5th at 70 or so, my oil temperature starts to fall again back down to 48-53.
Once I stop on the slip road it climbs pretty quickly back up to 60+, but I'm wondering about the accuracy of that oil temp reading now..
Is the oil really dropping to the lower temperature while I'm on the motorway or is the guage just being overly affected by windchill?
Basically I'm not sure whether I dare put my foot down now during that motorway trip in the morning/evening or I'm risking the engine.
Any thoughts?
Martin
I've been religiously keeping the revs below 2500 until the oil temp comes up above 60. Thr trouble is that my commute consists of a short drive (which usually gets me to about 60-65 degrees) and then a 10 minute motorway cruise to the office.
With the air temperature being what it is at the moment, I'm finding that while sitting on the motorway in 5th at 70 or so, my oil temperature starts to fall again back down to 48-53.
Once I stop on the slip road it climbs pretty quickly back up to 60+, but I'm wondering about the accuracy of that oil temp reading now..
Is the oil really dropping to the lower temperature while I'm on the motorway or is the guage just being overly affected by windchill?
Basically I'm not sure whether I dare put my foot down now during that motorway trip in the morning/evening or I'm risking the engine.
Any thoughts?
Martin
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