05-07-2021, 08:39 AM | #45 |
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My morning commute is 12 miles on a mixture of A road and motorway and in the time it takes me to get to work [approximately 20 mins] the needle on the temperature gauge is in the centre. The homeward journey takes longer [more traffic] and the needle will have been in the centre of the gauge for a longer period of time.
Thanks to the auxiliary heater, the cabin starts warming up within 5 minutes of leaving home. |
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05-07-2021, 12:00 PM | #46 |
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Another thing that has a bit of an effect on engine warm up time is the climate control temperature.
If you have the A/C blowing cold air into the cabin the engine will warm up slightly quicker than if you have it blowing warm air into the cabin, due to it taking heat from the engine. |
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05-07-2021, 03:09 PM | #47 | |
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The other factor which is key to heating times, besides temperature, is fuel consumption. You can’t heat the engine fast without higher consumption. Those who heat fastest must be burning more fuel. |
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05-08-2021, 02:51 PM | #48 | |
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It's interesting that the BMW gauge is for oil, I hadn't realised that it wasn't water until this thread. Good knowledge! |
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05-09-2021, 04:05 PM | #49 | |
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Get in and drive it. You will knacker your engine doing that too many times. |
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05-10-2021, 04:22 AM | #50 |
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There was a guy on here who let his engine idle 30 mins each morning to warm up. In the end he had to fork out for a new timing chain!
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