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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Golf mk6 GTD/TDI => Topic started by: Steve30 on 08 January 2011, 18:11

Title: Engine warm up times for diesel's ?
Post by: Steve30 on 08 January 2011, 18:11: So which is the best gauge to use on the dash oil or Temp when warming up the GTD engine ? I have been useing the oil gauge on the MFDU ?

So which is the best one, and at what point can you put your foot down? :undecided:
Title: Re: Engine warm up times for diesel's ?
Post by: Snoopy on 08 January 2011, 18:25: Oil is the best and normally the slowest to rise. I always used it in the Mk1 GTI and never understood why they took it off later cars and am glad they put it back on the mk6.
Title: Re: Engine warm up times for diesel's ?
Post by: Rhyso on 08 January 2011, 18:29: Oil needs to be up to an ideal temperature before you start thrashing it to minimise engine wear though I suspect these new-fang-dangled oils do a good job of preventing wear

I tend to stick below 2500pm and no more than 50% throttle until the coolant temp is up to 90 and then start apply a little bit more revs and throttle until the oil is up to temp

Then I give it a damn good thrashing :evil: :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: Engine warm up times for diesel's ?
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 08 January 2011, 18:41: How many revs??? :shocked: :grin:
Title: Re: Engine warm up times for diesel's ?
Post by: The Doc on 08 January 2011, 18:47: Must be a jet engine :laugh:
Title: Re: Engine warm up times for diesel's ?
Post by: Rhyso on 08 January 2011, 18:48: Quote from: Agreeable Slick on 08 January 2011, 18:41
How many revs??? :shocked: :grin:

Probably why my turbo went on the MK4 :lipsrsealed: :laugh: :laugh:

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Title: Re: Engine warm up times for diesel's ?
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 08 January 2011, 19:08: Quote from: Rhyso on 08 January 2011, 18:48
Quote from: Agreeable Slick on 08 January 2011, 18:41
How many revs??? :shocked: :grin:

Probably why my turbo went on the MK4 :lipsrsealed: :laugh: :laugh:

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Wouldn't be such a problem for the turbo, the rest of your engine however.... :laugh:
Title: Re: Engine warm up times for diesel's ?
Post by: flc1962 on 08 January 2011, 21:12: Always like to give it 5 mins driving espically at the moment to warn through, get it lubed up first :laugh: :lipsrsealed: