RE: morning idles...

[Brian Wanamaker <bwanamaker@sofsol.com>]

Chuck:

Mine makes the whining noise, too. It's been doing it since the car was
new. Almost sounds like a power steering pump that's low on fluid (but
its not low.) It goes away after I've driven a block or two. The temp
gauge doesn't have to be straight up for it to stop. Also, when I start
the car in my garage in the morning (after opening the door, of course),
the exhaust smells REALLY STRONG; stong enough to make your eyes water!
I don't know if this is normal or not.

B. Wanamaker
98 GLX
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Chuck Simpson [SMTP:csimpson@zeltech.com]
> Sent:	Tuesday, November 10, 1998 9:11 AM
> To:	jettaglx@igtc.com
> Subject:	morning idles...
> 
> Hi gang,
> 
> What are your feelings about letting the engine idle in the morning
> to help warm-up?
> I remember hearing that it is bad to let the engine idle for a long
> period of time, but I don't know if that applies to our VR6's.
> I do let the engine idle for about 3 minutes or so in the morning, but
> I'm starting to notice a real weird whining noise coming from the
> engine since its been getting colder outside.  The whining noise
> only lasts until the temp needle is almost pointed straight up.
> 
> Can this be eliminated with synthetic oils?  I'm just wondering if
> the whining noise is the friction of metal parts because the oil
> hasn't
> properly lubricated all parts near the top.
> 
> -Chuck...