peskywarrior@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 months agoPeople of Lemmy that take more than 5 seconds to start your car and drive, what are you doing?message-squaremessage-square127fedilinkarrow-up1100arrow-down150file-text
arrow-up150arrow-down1message-squarePeople of Lemmy that take more than 5 seconds to start your car and drive, what are you doing?peskywarrior@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square127fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareNeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down4·11 months agoIs your engine >30 years old?
minus-squareSmuuthbrane@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down2·11 months agoNo. What modern marvel keeps oil from pooling in the lowest level after hours of disuse?
minus-squareGuest_User@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·11 months agoOil pumps? Seriously though 10-15 seconds doesn’t sound excessive at all. I would be surprised if anyone is actually in gear and putting serious load on their engine/trans in under 10 seconds.
minus-squareNeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-211 months ago15 sec is plenty. After 15 sec all of your engine’s oil has traveled through the pump and through the whole system 1 - 1.5 times.
Is your engine >30 years old?
No. What modern marvel keeps oil from pooling in the lowest level after hours of disuse?
Oil pumps? Seriously though 10-15 seconds doesn’t sound excessive at all. I would be surprised if anyone is actually in gear and putting serious load on their engine/trans in under 10 seconds.
15 sec is plenty. After 15 sec all of your engine’s oil has traveled through the pump and through the whole system 1 - 1.5 times.