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Originally Posted by E30 Racer
It's *not* a good practice to warm the car by letting it idle for an extended time. In fact, I can't think of a single compelling reason to do so. Keep the revs down and stay out of boost and you'll be just fine.  |
How low would you consider the revs to be low enough? Lugging the engine below 2K at higher gear isn't good, but in order to stay around 2K after a shift you practically have to get up to about 3K rpm. Also for those of us not equipped with a boost gauge, what guide line works?
I wasn't sure there was actually a thermostat for the oil cooler but it generally takes a good 14-15 minutes to get the oil temp above 80C, and to drive that long I pretty much have to be around 40-60Kmh or else I get booted off the road