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My way of driving and what it does to my carViews : 25554 Replies : 110Users Viewing This Thread : |
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I drive hard, use full throttle and max revs - and have had no issues | 26 | 5.69% | |
I drive hard, use full throttle and max revs - and have had problems | 2 | 0.44% | |
I drive moderately hard and floor it from time to time - and have no issues | 254 | 55.58% | |
I drive moderately hard and floor it from time to time - and have had problems | 45 | 9.85% | |
I drive very gently, low revs and little throttle mostly - and all is OK | 119 | 26.04% | |
I drive very gently, low revs and little throttle mostly - and have had problems | 11 | 2.41% | |
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Jul 6th, 2012, 15:41 | #51 |
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My WATER temperature is within minutes at it's operating temperature BUT oil takes longer... 15 minutes for OIL is a "guesitmation"
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Jul 6th, 2012, 22:01 | #52 |
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Water gets tempersture from engine block so it's obvious that oil temp will be same as coolant if not higher...., it needs more time to worm up autogearbox oil.
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Ever done an oil change on an engine which has been idling itself up to water temperature? The oil isn't really warm at all. Just a little more liquidy than cold.
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Jul 11th, 2012, 22:13 | #54 |
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Not had mine long enough to really say(v70 2.4 auto). It does 60 mile motorway blast on a friday night and another back on a sunday night. I do drive it quite quick, and do leave to idle for min when arrived. Only real issue i have is if driven hard, ie pulling out onto busy roundabout, the box shift is very notchy, But could just be used to vans and my previous v8. Biggest problems i hadin recent years was more down to lack of use than way driven. My Rangey was driven flat out if I was on my own and it seemed to like a good thrashing, even if wallet didnt. 7mpg is always hard to swallow
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Jul 20th, 2012, 09:49 | #56 |
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A lot of people don`t realise that an engine will not be at it`s most efficient if it runs too cool, modern synthetic oils work best at their optimum operating temperature.
Saying that all oils, even older mineral grades are at their best between certain operating design temperatures too. Many forms of race prepared engines monitor oil temperature for that very reason and modifications may be carried out to try to gain optimum operating temperatures. Getting the maximum achievable BHP and torque from those race motors is paramount after all.
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2008 V50 2.0 D, silver, off-black leather interior, plod spec 320mm brakes and suspension, says 140 ps on the sticker but flies like proverbial off a shovell. NICE... Last edited by v40bart; Jul 20th, 2012 at 15:41. |
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Jul 20th, 2012, 18:53 | #58 | |
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Oil still takes longer in an engine to heat up, as it doesn't sit around the piston sleeves. If you look at where oil is in an engine and where the oil sits, they are miles from each other. The lower half of an engine (there, where the oil is located) sits below the "water line" (water is pumped mainly only around the cylinders and in the cylinder head). We all also know, that heat raises The oil below is, as said, pumped through the engine and doesn't get the same amount of heat compared to the water... Thrus oil will also "sit a while" in the sump until it is sucked into the system. Water is constantly pumped around and through out the engine. If you have never driven a car with a water and oil gauge (in °C! Not just a scale saying "Cold-Warm-Hot") you'll not understand...
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Jul 20th, 2012, 20:55 | #59 | |
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Jul 20th, 2012, 21:08 | #60 | |
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That is why an oil temperature reader would be the cleverest thing to have in a performance car or at least a car with a little bit of "omph" Though modern cars, like the V70, S80, V60, S60, XC60 and the soon to come V40 don't have water gauges anymore...
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