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Posted on 4/3/14 at 2:12 pm to SuzukiGoat
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If you arent brand loyal to an oil, check out motul doubke ester or yamaha gold bottle...that bike LOVES both.
I'm about due for an oil change and Motul is what I plan to use.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 2:14 pm to Bags of Milk
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In the winter all the time. Also melts the snow off of it too
Yeah when I lived in upstate NY you had to warm up the vehicle as it was often encased in snow/ice.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 2:16 pm to Gaston
I usually turn the AC off before I start it. I've always done it. Just a habit.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 2:19 pm to Gaston
I never just start the engine, immediately put it in drive and drive away. I let it run for a minute or so to let the lubrication begin doing it's thing. Most of the engine wear comes from cold starts, and by cold I don't mean temperature necessarily, I mean cold as in the oil hasn't had a chance to lubricate the engine after sitting for a while.
I'm a firm believer in this....
I'm a firm believer in this....
Posted on 4/3/14 at 2:23 pm to justlookin
Lucas oil stabilizer is a nice wallet lightening product. It thickens oil and degrades the properties of motor oil in general. It is not good for cold environments or anything really.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 2:25 pm to Gaston
Sure as hell not cold enough in a LA winter to justify that. Up here in PA I gave my truck a few minutes when it was in the single digits a few times, usually while I was scraping the windshield. With full syn 0W-30 the oil is pumping just fine before I even release the clutch.
This post was edited on 4/3/14 at 2:26 pm
Posted on 4/3/14 at 2:25 pm to justlookin
You just invalidated everything you have ever said ,and everything you ever will say, by posting that stupidity.
Every test ever conducted...ever...has shown that product to DECREASE the lubricating ability of oil.
I award you no points, and may god have mercy on your soul.
Every test ever conducted...ever...has shown that product to DECREASE the lubricating ability of oil.
I award you no points, and may god have mercy on your soul.
This post was edited on 4/3/14 at 2:27 pm
Posted on 4/3/14 at 2:26 pm to Gaston
It's really bad to load diesels cold.
Gas engines don't mind it as much but it still isn't good for them. I crank mine up and let it run for 10 or 15 seconds at least before driving if I can help it. I don't run it hard unless it's at operating temp.
Gas engines don't mind it as much but it still isn't good for them. I crank mine up and let it run for 10 or 15 seconds at least before driving if I can help it. I don't run it hard unless it's at operating temp.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 2:30 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Gas engines don't mind it as much but it still isn't good for them. I crank mine up and let it run for 10 or 15 seconds at least before driving if I can help it. I don't run it hard unless it's at operating temp.
Someone finally nailed it. And you mean oil operating temp, right? Some people actually think when the water/coolant is at operating temp the engine is warmed up and ignore oil.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 2:32 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
I generally turn the key with my right hand as I'm hitting my garage door opener with my left. It warms up just as long as it takes for my old creaky garage door to open, then it is reverse until I'm backed out and off I go. Do they even make remote starters for a manual transmission?
Posted on 4/3/14 at 2:36 pm to boddagetta
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Only when the outside temp is below freezing.
Still not needed
Posted on 4/3/14 at 2:37 pm to notsince98
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And you mean oil operating temp, right?
No. I don't have any way to monitor that other than how much oil pressure drops at idle.
Wear is accelerated when the engine is cold because nothing fits right when it's cold. By the time jacket water reaches operating temp the rest of the block and guts are close enough to not worry about it. Don't worry about the oil temp too much. It's made to work over a very wide temperature range.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 2:38 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Oil doesn't fully protect until it is at operating temps.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 2:39 pm to TU Rob
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Do they even make remote starters for a manual transmission?
Yes. I wouldn't have one though, especially if you're in the habit of parking your car in gear.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 2:39 pm to TigerTreyjpg
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Nah, but sometimes when my wife's been sweet to me, I'll start her car in the am when it's effin freezing cold, and turn the heater on for her, and her seat warmer, so she doesn't have to get into a freezing cold car.
She does that special thing with her tongue, huh?
Posted on 4/3/14 at 2:40 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Yes. I wouldn't have one though, especially if you're in the habit of parking your car in gear
I usually do. But it would be pretty much pointless for me anyways. I have a garage at home, and park in a covered deck at work. By the time I was in range for the remote to work, it would only have about a minute to warm up before I got in. I was just curious.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 2:42 pm to notsince98
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Oil doesn't fully protect until it is at operating temps.
If you're using the proper viscosity for the ambient temp you crank your car in, it doesn't matter. The oil as well as the engine's oiling system are made to work over a very wide temperature and pressure range.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 2:42 pm to SuzukiGoat
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You just invalidated everything you have ever said ,and everything you ever will say, by posting that stupidity.
Every test ever conducted...ever...has shown that product to DECREASE the lubricating ability of oil.
I award you no points, and may god have mercy on your soul.
Does anyone have a noose I could borrow for a bit? Life just isn't worth living anymore.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 2:43 pm to TU Rob
I've heard of people doing it and putting in a bunch of safeties to keep you from remote starting in gear. I don't think I trust myself enough to use that though.
I damn sure wouldn't get it just for the sake of saving my car engine
I damn sure wouldn't get it just for the sake of saving my car engine
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