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Push370zzz · 01-24-2011, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ImportConvert

The tires alone on a Veyron cost more than your Z KBB's for if you still had it, depending on trim level.

I understand, but what on earth would total several hundred thousand dollars in YEARLY maintenance. It probably barely cost that much to make the thing.

Mike · 01-09-2011, 08:52 PM

its fine as long as its not done every time.

radek7633 · 01-09-2011, 10:36 PM

This is what a friend of mine told me... he tracks his car and is very knowledgeable:

not quoting but the point was that to let a car idle to warm up is not necessarily good for the car. When you start it up and begin to drive it right away you are getting more oil up into the engine right off the bat. if you let it idle you are not getting as much oil up and this causes friction, friction in an engine is bad (duh).

As to gunning it right off when the engine is cold, I would not recommend it as the oil is heavy and will not lubricate properly at a time of high friction.

So my advice (and I am no mechanic and a novice to the mechanics of engines) do not go to either extreme... idling is bad, and gunning it cold is bad.

My two cents

TypeOne · 01-09-2011, 11:07 PM

Confusion...ugh...

Insert foot into mouth.

:-X

ChrisSlicks · 01-10-2011, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by TypeOne

Oil gets thicker as it warms up. When your car sits and cools down, the oil thins out. The oil is thin so that it lubricates the engine better when everything is cold.

Sorry that's not really true. Oil thins as it gets hotter and thickens as it cools.

The viscosity of a 5W30 at 100F is around 60 cSt, and at 210F is around 10 cSt (higher number is thicker).

I think you were mislead by the numbers. The number followed by the W means that it is a Winter weight, which means it has the viscosity of that weight oil if it were at operating temperature (210F), but doesn't mean that it acts like a SAE 5 weight oil would at operating temperature while cold.

Now with the modern multi-weight oils there are some properties that are built in the help reduce the extremes in viscosity, but not so much that it can ever be level in viscosity or operate backwards.

ImportConvert · 01-10-2011, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks

Sorry that's not really true. Oil thins as it gets hotter and thickens as it cools.

The viscosity of a 5W30 at 100F is around 60 cSt, and at 210F is around 10 cSt (higher number is thicker).

I think you were mislead by the numbers. The number followed by the W means that it is a Winter weight, which means it has the viscosity of that weight oil if it were at operating temperature (210F), but doesn't mean that it acts like a SAE 5 weight oil would at operating temperature while cold.

Now with the modern multi-weight oils there are some properties that are built in the help reduce the extremes in viscosity, but not so much that it can ever be level in viscosity or operate backwards.

+1

cSt is the only number worth reading regarding viscosity imo.

Aidan · 01-10-2011, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by TypeOne

Oil gets thicker as it warms up. When your car sits and cools down, the oil thins out. The oil is thin so that it lubricates the engine better when everything is cold.

This is the worst explanation I've ever heard. Oil get thicker as it warms up?

And by the way. Hi everyone. Long time reader. First time poster. Please continue.

sonic370 · 01-10-2011, 07:36 PM

when sitting beside a lambo at a red light it is never a good idea to gun your
car

radek7633 · 01-09-2011, 11:21 PM

hey man, like i said I wasn't quoting him, I could have misinterpreted what he said... we are all here to help each other out, not to put one another down

TypeOne · 01-09-2011, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by radek7633

hey man, like i said I wasn't quoting him, I could have misinterpreted what he said... no need to be a condescending ***, we are all here to help each other out, not to put one another down

Just letting you known that you should inform your friend. I am simply trying to stop the spread of misinformation about things like this.

No harm no foul, just want you to understand how it works.

By doing what you said, you could actually do more harm than good.

Sorry if it came out the wrong way.

IDZRVIT · 01-10-2011, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by TypeOne

Few things about this you should tell your "knowledgeable friend that tracks his car."

Oil gets thicker as it warms up. When your car sits and cools down, the oil thins out. The oil is thin so that it lubricates the engine better when everything is cold.

When your car is cold and has been sitting, all of the oil which is normally pumped through it, has settled back down into the oil pan. Once the engine starts to turn, the oil pump is primed, which in turn pumps engine oil throughout the engine...lubricating everything.

If you crank your car up and drive off when the car isn't warm, you are increasing the chance of wear on the engine. Most of the wear from an engine comes during cold starts when oil pressure is at its lowest.

As you rev the engine up, the oil pressure increases.

You need to let your engine properly warm up, as well as the oil. Not just for the engine, but for the gear box and all of the other parts that require proper lubrication.

Letting your car idle is not bad. It is the best way to let your car warm up properly. However because of modern multi-viscosity oils, it's not BAD to DRIVE the car, just don't redline it when the oil is cold.

**Edit**

Just to be clear, running your engine hard before the oil has reached the proper temps will increase wear on the rotating internal parts as the oil is NOT thick enough to properly lubricate it. Engine coolant temps are a little different and they are just as important. You want the engine to be warm, but you don't want it to be too hot. As metal gets hot, it expands... when it is cold, it condenses.

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Originally Posted by TypeOne

Just letting you known that you should inform your friend. I am simply trying to stop the spread of misinformation about things like this.

No harm no foul, just want you to understand how it works.

By doing what you said, you could actually do more harm than good.

Sorry if it came out the wrong way.

You are a prime example of someone who doesn't have a clue about oil and lubrication and then spreads the misinformation. Wow!

Oil is thick when cold and thinner when hot. There is spalsh lubrication, boundary lubrication and hydrodynamic lubrication interacting inside an engine to provide its lubrication needs. Most wear occurs while the engine is cranking over during a cold start. I'll stop there because I'm not going to give a lesson on how an internal combustion engine is lubricated. Suggest you do some research before you spread misinformation.

daisuke149 · 01-09-2011, 11:39 PM

three things i keep an eye on.

the engine revs higher for a bit, i wait till it drops below 1k, doesnt normally take long.
I move the shifter around, when really cold its really stiff, so i let the heat from the engine warm that up a bit.
the coolant temp to hit the third dot.

Generally in a combination of these is when i begin driving, but I still dont gun it. (heck i never really gun it on the streets ever, I shift at 3k rpm's and take my sweet time gettin there)

not sure if its correct, but its always made me feel better.

Nitrouz · 01-10-2011, 12:25 AM

Was this at Westgate? That may have been me...

PapoZalsa · 01-10-2011, 08:15 AM

Well one of the main reason I warm the car is to heat the car inside during the Winter.

For the old lady since the SUV is outside the same plus the defroster.

During the other months if is not cold, 30 secs and I'm out the garage.

Jeffblue · 01-10-2011, 09:05 AM

i think if you need to get out of the way of a runaway truck, you shouldn't care what your oil temperature is but you should take it easy and wait to have your 'fun' until the oil is warmed up.

i would also like to note that the car also pollutes the most when very cold because catalytic converters are doing the very least to reduce emissions when they are not warmed up. so all those eco nuts that don't know d1ck about cars who get in their cars and just drive away right away are polluting more than they think.

anyway, thats a side note. I also just like to think of it like this. would you like to get woken up, told to get out of bed and sprint 1/4 mile? i dont think so. obviously a car is a machine, but, personifying things sometimes helps.

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radek7633 Base Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Ontario Posts: 102 Drives: 09 Nissan 370 M6 Sp. Rep Power: 16	hey man, like i said I wasn't quoting him, I could have misinterpreted what he said... we are all here to help each other out, not to put one another down Last edited by radek7633; 01-09-2011 at 11:24 PM.

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PapoZalsa A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Not in Sunny Florida Posts: 6,358 Drives: 16 Nismo w/Tech Pack Rep Power: 4501	Well one of the main reason I warm the car is to heat the car inside during the Winter. For the old lady since the SUV is outside the same plus the defroster. During the other months if is not cold, 30 secs and I'm out the garage. __________________ 2009 370Z MB Base w/Sport Package 6MT Modshack's Custom Air Intakes /3M Clear Bra/ Illuminated Kick Plates / F. I CBE w/12" resonators / EVO-R Front Lip / Rear Hatch Wing / Tein S-Tech Springs /Ilegal Tint in the Rep. of VA/4x20mm Z1 Spacers/ Vinyl Roof/Liquid Carbon Designs

01-09-2011, 10:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
radek7633 Base Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Ontario Posts: 102 Drives: 09 Nissan 370 M6 Sp. Rep Power: 16	This is what a friend of mine told me... he tracks his car and is very knowledgeable: not quoting but the point was that to let a car idle to warm up is not necessarily good for the car. When you start it up and begin to drive it right away you are getting more oil up into the engine right off the bat. if you let it idle you are not getting as much oil up and this causes friction, friction in an engine is bad (duh). As to gunning it right off when the engine is cold, I would not recommend it as the oil is heavy and will not lubricate properly at a time of high friction. So my advice (and I am no mechanic and a novice to the mechanics of engines) do not go to either extreme... idling is bad, and gunning it cold is bad. My two cents

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sonic370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: Orange Texas Posts: 1,574 Drives: 09 370Z Sports PGK Rep Power: 20	when sitting beside a lambo at a red light it is never a good idea to gun your car

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daisuke149 My *** is famous! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Alpharetta, GA Posts: 4,849 Drives: 2013 Boss 302 PW Rep Power: 33	three things i keep an eye on. the engine revs higher for a bit, i wait till it drops below 1k, doesnt normally take long. I move the shifter around, when really cold its really stiff, so i let the heat from the engine warm that up a bit. the coolant temp to hit the third dot. Generally in a combination of these is when i begin driving, but I still dont gun it. (heck i never really gun it on the streets ever, I shift at 3k rpm's and take my sweet time gettin there) not sure if its correct, but its always made me feel better.

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Jeffblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: NY Age: 38 Posts: 9,192 Drives: Z32TT & 335xi Coupe Rep Power: 39	i think if you need to get out of the way of a runaway truck, you shouldn't care what your oil temperature is but you should take it easy and wait to have your 'fun' until the oil is warmed up. i would also like to note that the car also pollutes the most when very cold because catalytic converters are doing the very least to reduce emissions when they are not warmed up. so all those eco nuts that don't know d1ck about cars who get in their cars and just drive away right away are polluting more than they think. anyway, thats a side note. I also just like to think of it like this. would you like to get woken up, told to get out of bed and sprint 1/4 mile? i dont think so. obviously a car is a machine, but, personifying things sometimes helps.

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