Why is it bad to let your truck sit?
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I still have a hard time thinking I'm the only one that lets the rig warm up. It doesn't take 10-20 min on the highway for me to see my normal operating temps...if I let the truck run for a while first.
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I think I've worked him hard enough. He said my turbo was really nasty. This might explain it.
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The main thing is to keep the turbo vanes moving. I don't know if the Ford ECM will cycle the vanes while in high idle mode of not.
International did an ECM reflash early on with the 6.0L to automatically put the engine in high idle either at a certain temp (i.e. cold temps) or when the engine had idled for a period of time (i.e. hot startup and 5 mins idle time). This reflash cycled the vanes periodically while at high idle to keep them from getting stuck in one position.
So depending on the programming of the ECM would depend on the level of "safety" in high idle time and whether the vanes move of not. The added heat from high idle definitely keeps the vanes cleaner though.
International did an ECM reflash early on with the 6.0L to automatically put the engine in high idle either at a certain temp (i.e. cold temps) or when the engine had idled for a period of time (i.e. hot startup and 5 mins idle time). This reflash cycled the vanes periodically while at high idle to keep them from getting stuck in one position.
So depending on the programming of the ECM would depend on the level of "safety" in high idle time and whether the vanes move of not. The added heat from high idle definitely keeps the vanes cleaner though.
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08-21-2010, 07:33 PM
Seeing people talk about how their trucks don't get warm between point A and B makes me have to ask the question, am I the only one that lets my truck run and warm up before I drive it? I doesn't matter if it's 110* or 10*, I have always let all my vehicles run up to almost normal operating temps before I drive them. The diesel is as grumpy when cold as my old carb'd trucks were.
my opinion is is that it does more harm than good letting your truck warm up to operating temperature before you drive it. your engine when not under loads will take much longer to get up to operating temperature and operating temperature is where it is meant to be used at. the quicker it gets there the better off that it is.
by no means am i saying to start the auto and hammer on it. just drive it gentle till its warmed up which is probably at around 20 to 30 minutes of driving to wait till the oil is nice and warm too.
#29
08-21-2010, 07:38 PM
Humm... Someone needs to make an all stainlless steel turbo! I only live 15 minutes from work, and 2 minutes from the freeway, it's not even really warmed up by the time IA get to work. On the weekends I rarely go anywhere that doesnt require a stop within 10 minutes so I would do several stops only 10-15 minutes apart. It doesnt help that diesel was $195 a gallon here when I bought my truck and now it's $3.50 here.
Since I dont drive it often I usually change the oil every 3k miles or so, I havent done the trans yet but I'll be doing that soon, along with a coolant flush and filter.
But the first thing Im going to do is get some gauges, Im looking at the Evolution CTS or CS, I like the CTS but it looks kinda big and placement seems like it would be bulky, I want to use the dash pod. I read here it wont minitor the fuel pressure, is there anything else I need to monitor that it wont?
Since I dont drive it often I usually change the oil every 3k miles or so, I havent done the trans yet but I'll be doing that soon, along with a coolant flush and filter.
But the first thing Im going to do is get some gauges, Im looking at the Evolution CTS or CS, I like the CTS but it looks kinda big and placement seems like it would be bulky, I want to use the dash pod. I read here it wont minitor the fuel pressure, is there anything else I need to monitor that it wont?
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08-21-2010, 07:40 PM
