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I Am New To A Diesel, And I Know It's Not Good To Run Any Truck Cold, But Is It Bad To Let A 6.0 Warm Up Every Morning For About 10 Minutes. I Just Read Something About Wet Stacking I Think It Was, And It Sounds Like Letting It Warm Up Every Morning Could Cause Problems. Is This True?
No need to run for 10 min. If you do a oil analysis after all this idling you will see higher fuel dilutions numbers (diesel fuel in motor oil) The only way to warm it up is to drive it. If you want a quicker warm up time then plug the block heater in on a timer for 3 hours prior to start up.
Once I see oil press., a matter of seconds, I will go ahead and drive off. I take it easy untill she is warmed up. I let her warm up during normal driving. Done it this way for 5 years now and zero problems.
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Well I Will Stop Doing That Then. I Was Curious About Plugging It In And For How Long To Do It. It Isn't All That Cold Here In Texas, So I Might Start Plugging It In For A Hour Or So When It Does Get Cold. Anyhow, Thanks For All The Replys
Well I Will Stop Doing That Then. I Was Curious About Plugging It In And For How Long To Do It. It Isn't All That Cold Here In Texas, So I Might Start Plugging It In For A Hour Or So When It Does Get Cold. Anyhow, Thanks For All The Replys
There are very few places in Texas where it it going to get cold enough that you should ever have to plug your truck in.... IMHO, if the overnight temp is above 30° and you need to plug the truck in, you have a problem that needs corrected..... You should be able to start it, let the oil pressure come up and drive off easy (keep your rpms below 2,000) until the oil temp comes up. Now, if you just want to plug it in, by all means go ahead, it isn't going to hurt anything except your wallet when the electric bill arrives.......
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I always warm up my engine and let it cool down after driving.......got 665,889 miles on my last pickup with a deisel engine.............oil changes at 3-5k.
Remember an engine is a machine.......clearences change when hot or cold......I warm up all of my engines prior to putting a load on them, gas or diesel, from the jeep to the big rig. Simple physics.
Even with the block heater, I wait a couple of minuts prior to putting the truck in gear, it warms the transmission oil as well.
Even with the block heater, I wait a couple of minuts prior to putting the truck in gear, it warms the transmission oil as well.
Not much it doesn't.... With my aftermarket transmission temp gauge, I can see how long it really takes for the trans oil to get up to temp. Even though the factory gauge says differently, it actually takes several miles of driving to significantly warm the trans oil....
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Not much it doesn't.... With my aftermarket transmission temp gauge, I can see how long it really takes for the trans oil to get up to temp. Even though the factory gauge says differently, it actually takes several miles of driving to significantly warm the trans oil....
I have to agree. I have driven across town and parked it (shut off) and driven back home 5 minutes later for a total of 30 miles and temp gauge will maybe read 130. And the ambient temp was 70.
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Not much it doesn't.... With my aftermarket transmission temp gauge, I can see how long it really takes for the trans oil to get up to temp. Even though the factory gauge says differently, it actually takes several miles of driving to significantly warm the trans oil....
How long should you let the truck idle after driving? My owners manual says 7-10 minutes to let exhaust temp to come down. This contradicts most of what I am hearing about idleing. I am a new diesel owner and I am not sure what to do.
you might want to let it idle for 2-5 if its well below freezing before loading it,IF you are fully loaded,as in very heavy trailer, but just an empty truck as long as it takes to do up seatbelt and set stereo. as far as cool down by the time you pull off road to where you want to park prob 60 seconds is enough. exaust temp drops pretty fast if you let it coast off the highway and go light on the gas the last couple hundred feet. the 1 exception would be a roadside rest area where you stop right off the highway
In Texas you can start and go. if it is above 30 degrees i just start it and go but i do let it warm up be for getting on it. But i live in Wyoming and if it is below 30 i let it warm up for a couple of minutes.
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How long should you let the truck idle after driving? My owners manual says 7-10 minutes to let exhaust temp to come down. This contradicts most of what I am hearing about idleing. I am a new diesel owner and I am not sure what to do.
This is an area where the high idle mod is very helpful to have! You really only need to idle after heavy towing. You can pretty much eliminate the need to idle a long time by anticipating when you will stop and drive slower, coast into exits, etc.
If you tow heavy a lot, get the high idle mod and EGT gauges (pre and post turbo).
IIRC, you want to be at 400 or 450 POST-turbo. Many folks say this equates to 750 or 800 pre-turbo if you only have the one gauge.
i live in the mountains of nc and i dont let them (01 7.3 no mod and the 7.3 88 no mod) warm up well i do on cold days for a min or 2 than i go but i also have a half mile drive way that is all hill and i go in first gear that then stays at about 1500 rpm's but on the cold hunting days i let the block heater do its job i turn it on 2 hours before i leave on the 88 but the 01 dont have the block heater
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2003 Toreador Red/Arizona Beige CC, DRW, Lariat, FX4, 6.0 PSD, Torqshift, born early Feb. 03; AIC; Silverline turbo-back dual exhaust; 155cc injectors from Full Force Diesel (Casserly); SCT with tuning by Tony Wildman (Total Diesel Performance) & Innovative Diesel; ARP studs; Dfuser regulated return; AFE PG7; Fumoto valve; B&W hitch, Di-Pricol gauges; DIESELSITE Coolant filter; Timbrens; Rancho RSXs; Michelin XPS Traction's; a whole bunch of "bling"; Connex 4300hp; Pioneer DEH6100BT; JL Audio 275w amp driving a 12" sub; JL Audio 50wx4 amp driving the Alpine door and rear seat speakers. 380.3hp/786.7ft-lbs (on my tow tune!)
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