Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 20:43:48 +0100 From: "Mark Gerritsma" <magernopsam.nld> Subject: Re: SAAB 9-5 headlamps
"Zweef" <barboernopsamemotorfiets.nl> schreef in bericht news:MPG.1858507c3f3f5c4498974anopsam.demon.nl >> Surely not loading an engine until it is partially warmed up, and not >> doing more than 3k rpm until fully warned up is correct, especially >> in cold weather? >> > That's correct, no heavy loads, and don't believe the temp gauge in > cold weather, cars need often 15 minutes or more to get nice and warm. The temperature gauge isn't wrong. It just measures the water temperature, which warms very quickly. Your engine block and motor oil haven't at that time. So you have to wait untill your engine oil, and your engine block with it, have reached operating temperature. Unfortunately, unless you have an oil temperature gauge, you can't see when that is. I'm wondering, wouldn't an oil temperature gauge be enough? If your cooling system wouldn't be able to cope, you would also see raised oil temperatures in the proces, right? -- Mager
