If the engine requires 10 or 15 minutes to get up to temp its either so cold you need a radiator blanket or you need a thermostat.
Alright maybe I'll grant you 10 minutes, I worked through it and my cars are absolutely up to temp by the time I pass the gas station headed out of town, thats exactly 5 miles from my house, about 8 minutes from the time I leave the driveway. Any more than that and I'd put a new thermostat on my Rusty list... -Curt Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2013 08:33:40 -0500 From: Max Dillon <meadedil...@bellsouth.net> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT cold tonight Message-ID: <55bca51d-6e3c-4660-ba15-21759d463...@email.android.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Mobil 1 does make the starting far easier; that has never been an issue on this car. I wonder how much the fuel consumption (and engine wear) increases when the engine requires ten or fifteen minutes of driving before the coolant temperature is normal. I'll bet the oil temp and transmission temp take another ten or fifteen minutes to reach operating temperature. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 Craig <diese...@pisquared.net> wrote: > >If you are using Mobil1, you needn't bother. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
