idling by

[Huw Powell]

In the old days with my type 43 83 5kt I used to watcht he oil temp
gauge.  about 100 C is "normal", ie everything has settled down.  A
little "spirited" run would quickly raise the oil to 130-150 C.  

So when I pulled in before shutting down I would make sure the oil temp
was stabilised.  That would take 30 sec to 2 minutes at most.

Mark Trank wrote:
> 
> Fellow listers:
> 
> I have followed the guidelines of the owner's manual in my 200q (91 20v) as
> far as letting the engine idle for a couple of minutes minimum after driving
> under boost or after lengthy driving.  Usually, however, around town and
> after short trips (absent boost or other hard driving conditions) I don't
> follow this practice.  Am I correct that this is the proper protocol to
> follow?  Does anyone adhere to a different practice with better results or
> for different reasons?
> 
> Sorry to waste the bandwidth on what may be a straightforward issue, but I
> have wanted to ask this for awhile!
> 
> TIA,
> 
> Mark A. Trank
> mtrank at albemarle.org
> 91 200q20v 83k miles
> 91 100q (gone)
> 87 5kcstq (still in the family)

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Huw Powell

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