People of Lemmy that take more than 5 seconds to start your car and drive, what are you doing? (lemmy.world)

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As the title says...what are you all doing?

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[-] smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 59 points 8 months ago

Letting the oil circulate before putting load on the engine. Only needs an extra 10-15 seconds, or the time it takes me to scrape during the winter months. No time needed if it was recently running.

[-] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Is your engine >30 years old?

[-] smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 8 points 8 months ago

No. What modern marvel keeps oil from pooling in the lowest level after hours of disuse?

[-] Guest_User@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

Oil pumps? Seriously though 10-15 seconds doesn't sound excessive at all. I would be surprised if anyone is actually in gear and putting serious load on their engine/trans in under 10 seconds.

[-] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

15 sec is plenty. After 15 sec all of your engine's oil has traveled through the pump and through the whole system 1 - 1.5 times.

[-] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world -3 points 8 months ago

For some, it only circulates when the car is in motion, which is why idling causes extra wear on cars.

[-] smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago

For some drive line components, yes, but not for engine oil.

[-] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 1 points 8 months ago

No. If your oil is circulating your engine is fucked.

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