Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
Not to mention start up idle times in the winter. I usually start it up five minutes before I walk through the gate at work if the temps are below 35*.
Probably not a good idea to do so, Don, with a turbo diesel... the turbo needs boost to seal the labyrinth seals on a turbocharger. Best course of action is to start up, idle 10-15 seconds for full oil circulation, and put 'er in gear and drive gently on the acceleration until she's been warmed up to full operating temp on the idiot temp gauge for 5 minutes.
Diesels don't warm up just idling, have to put some minor load on them and burn a little bit of fuel, gently, to get them up to temperature. By going easy, I really mean going easy, drive like an 80 year old grandpa off of every stop sign or stop light. ZERO jack rabbit starts, not even 1/8 throttle off of starts. Diesels are cold blooded, period, just have to go super gentle on them when cold. Even if you THINK you are being gentle on them, most folks are not gentle enough in warming them up, too many people in a hurry. Slow it down, the acceleration rates.
