R56 Don't warm up my MINI??

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03-01-2007, 01:31 AM

Eric_Rowland

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Originally Posted by BlueBonnet

Okay . . . sometimes I feel like I shouldn't stomp on it until the oil is up to normal operating temperatures . . . and sometimes I feel like its okay to stomp on it after a few blocks. . . when is it really ready to GO?

When the oil is up to temp (~90C). If you have an oil temp gauge, it's easy to tell. Otherwise, it can take 5-15 minutes to fully warm up (crom full cold) depending on conditions. I have the OEM oil temp gauge, and I'm amazed at how long it takes to fully warm up in some instances.

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