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I grew up in "cold" Poland, but close to Baltic Sea, who made winters mild.
It wasn't till few years back, when business trip took me to No Dakota in -30F weather, what was 1st time in my life at this cold.
Not anymore. I know people can get desperate to make money, but all should have some limits.
Is that why you moved to North Dakota? Desperate to make money? Because I know i'd never move there.
Vladimir's AMG gauge hack has been very helpful for warm-up. The AMG menu adds oil and coolant temps which change from blue to white when the algorithm decides the engine is ready to party.
Everytime I let it run for a few seconds before I start driving, but when the temperatures are low, I let it warm up a little more. When I start it in cold temperatures, the engine automatically revs more, above 1000rpm for a while, then it just idles at 800-900rpm. I then know its ok to start driving, even though I sometimes let it idle a few more seconds. I have the OM651 engine, but I think all engines are built as such, to rev more on startup until a certain temperature is reached in cold weather.
Everytime I let it run for a few seconds before I start driving, but when the temperatures are low, I let it warm up a little more. When I start it in cold temperatures, the engine automatically revs more, above 1000rpm for a while, then it just idles at 800-900rpm. I then know its ok to start driving, even though I sometimes let it idle a few more seconds. I have the OM651 engine, but I think all engines are built as such, to rev more on startup until a certain temperature is reached in cold weather.
You're correct. But it's better and healthier for the engine to run a little longer in idle to warm up while the revs go down to normal than it is to drive off with the revs still high and engine not up to spec.
My Master Tech friends at Mercedes AMG dealerships where I live tell me how people have issues with their engines because something with not warming them up to the right temp.
10-11-2021, 08:07 AM
