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you get 4 bars??? That's not right.

 

MY01 has never gone past 3 bars!

 

Engine oil in the F20C is at proper running temps approx. 15 mins. after you start the car.

 

A friend of mine had a oil temp sensor feeding a digital display on his turbo Miata and even on a warm day it took five miles of moderate driving before the oil was approaching temp (sorry, I have forgotten what the target temp was). This was also the case with another friends Ferrari that was equiped with an analog display for oil temp. Since then I have used the used this "five-mile" rule with all the cars I drive, rentals included.

-jb

 

Turbo cars will warm up the oil MUCH faster than normally aspirated cars. The oil feed line going through the turbo picks up a LOT of heat and brings it right back into the oil in the pan.

 

Don't forget that 04s have more bars.

 

I didn't know it took that long to warm up. I normally drive until a little after 3 bars. It about 3 miles. I hope I didn't do anything bad to the motor. But a little after 3 bars I tend to prolong my shift. Shift around 4-5k before I want to VTEC

 

the engine is warmed up 5 minutes after it reaches teh operating temp, which is 7 bars i think for the 04

not sure why they didnt make it smack in the middle

 

no one really emphasized this, but i'm sure most of us mean driving the car and shifting at around 3-4k to 'warm-up' the engine. NOT idling there until you reach 3 bars plus however many minutes before it's safe to vtec.

i usually idle for about 20-30sec max before driving off

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by tenblade2001
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you get 4 bars???