RE: morning idles...

[Tim Irwin <timi@Interlinq.com>]

The general consensus from an enviromental standpoint is to go ahead and
drive GENTLY (2-3000 RPM) w/o letting it sit and idle. The engine will reach
operating temperature much faster while driving (and will therefore produce
less emissions). There probably isn't going to be much difference in
lubrication in the first 30 seconds to the three minutes you're waiting (I
figure if there isn't proper lubrication in the first couple of seconds,
your toast anyway).

I usually start the car, fasten my seatbelt, adjust the stereo, and then
drive off (that cucaracha chime is going as soon as I get back under the
dash).

In the winter when I parked outside, I would start the car, crank the
defrost, and go scrape windows, but now that I have space in the garage and
heated seats to keep me warm until the car heats up, I won't need to do that
either.

Tim Irwin
'98 GLX which gets going much faster in the morning than I do.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Chuck Simpson [SMTP:csimpson@zeltech.com]
> Sent:	Tuesday, November 10, 1998 6:11 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...