Reply to "How should I be driving my engine?"

mike the snake (Guest)

OK, since I now know that the high volume/pressure oil pumps put a lot of stress on the distributor gear shaft pin, and they have tendency to shear, I assume that start-up is what puts the most stress on the pin, (cold oil at it's thickest) correct?

SO, when I start the car, I always let the engine idle and warm up, but not for the 10-15 minutes it takes to heat the oil up, but should i let her warm up more than I have been, so at least the oil is thinner and hotter, putting less force on the pin.

Usually after a couple minutes of warmup, I take off and drive REALLY easy (under 2k rpms until I see the oil temps get above 180, then it's Go-Time.

Now I'm wondering if i should warm the car up more completely before taking off?

2/14/157:14 AM

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