Warming Up Your Car

[P.S.I]

The 240T is my first turbo'd car, so I asked a lot of questions from people who had owned them. The general consencus was that you dont get them on boost when they cold, and dont get them on boost in the driveway prior to switching them off. take it how you will. I think that some degree of mechanical sympathy is required with any vehicle n/a or turbo.

Just on the subject, I dug out an old MM ( OCT 02 ) and there is an article on the 240T. Excerpt below.

" The GT40 is a ball bearing job, which rotates at up to 65,000 rpm and features pressure fed oil-lubrication ( with engine on )and water cooling (engine off )

Is the water cooiling the reason Ford state they dont need to be warmed down???

PSI :D

[RHR]

always warm it up and let idle for a bit when going to turn off

[jetute]

nice thread mining lol

[SCRIBR]

im usually rolling while the engine is ticking over, then I keep rolling

[Full Monty]

I give it 1-2 minutes warmup while I lock up the house, then the road out from my house is down hill, so the car is literally rolling along on idle for the first minute.

I find with the custom tune, it runs a little rough for the first minute when stone cold like kinda surges a little for the first minute...if I drive away without a minute warmup, as it runs really rich for the first couple of mins to bring the cat up to temp as quickly as possible.

Have you ever watched your instantaneous fuel consumption readout when the car is stone cold, its like 60ltrs with sedate driving.

I find this normalises after 1-2 minutes warmup and would probably save fuel overall.

Edited 28/08/08 01:52 AM by Full Monty

[STYLZEE]

I dont give it to mine until it reaches like jsut below half temp...

[TURBOXR]

I open the bonnet and warm mine up using a hair dryer.

[RHR]

so do you do your hair at the same time ya big skirt

[ms700]

No, he's in Melbourne.

The only skirt wearers are New South Welshman, ive already proven that theory!

bugger, if I do get this new job, ill be moving to nsw, ill have to think of some new sledges........

[tab]

Better book yaself in for a lobotomy before you move Mickus to help you fit in.