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Old 11-23-2007, 05:39 AM
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to keep the engine block warm 24/7 ? I need to be able to wake up and drive to the firehouse without waiting for the car to warm up and RPM to drop below 1000RPM. Thank you.
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Old 11-23-2007, 05:42 AM
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I have to wait 5 minutes for the RPM to drop below 1000 RPM.
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Default where do you live that you can't do that anyways?
The synthetic oil you *SHOULD* be using ought to provide enough cold start protection... I believe it is bad to let an engine idle up to operating temp when it is cold out, it extends the period of time the engine is run with highly viscous oil. I'd check with the oil maniacs on bob is the oil guy.
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takes my car about 1 min
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Default mine idles high on cold start as well, not 5 min but it does not stop me from
driving the car, just start it and drive off.
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I think his question is about an engine block heater ... any Audi's in Alaska?. .
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Search under my UID for block heater. Priced around $70.
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mine idled for probably close to that long, was ~15*F this morning and i had to park outside
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