Nine Dying Diesel Fads
I am really glad that 1, 4, and 9 are going away. Especially nine because it gives diesels a bad rap and makes people that don't know any better believe that all diesels(even deleted ones) emit black...
Forum Discussion
GordonThree wrote:
Is "warming up" a real thing, or just something small truck owners feel the need to bring over from the commercial trucking world?
I've been camping next to a F350 owner who thinks his truck needs to idle for at least 20 minutes before he can drive it, and also needs to idle for at least 20 minutes after driving.
Ok I get the need to cool the turbo and other high stress parts down to extend life but does it really take 20 minutes? Won't the slow drive through the campground take care of this? It's not like you're pulling off an expressway and parking directly at your campsite.
It shouldn't take 20 minutes to cool down the turbo, maybe like 1-5 minutes depending on use. Idling for a while to get the oil up to temp before pulling a big load right after a cold start is a good idea. It takes about 10-15 minutes for oil to get up to operating temp and putting high load on cold oil crates a lot of wear on the engine.
