[quote=Richard Crofts;3176722]Its good practice to allow any vehicle engine to "warm" before driving hard. My personal one is;
1. Pop out to the car and fire it up and pop back to the house for all my bits and bobs and put the dog in his kennel etc. (I live in the middle of no-where up a gated private lane)
one of the worst things you can do to your engine is to start it from cold and leave it to tick over.
this causes massive premature engine wear, and you should always drive off asap to allow the oil to circulate around the engine and reach a reasonable temperature asap. |