Donutsahoy
Senior Member
Hey yall,
Just curious, for those of you with an EcoDiesel, do you tend to let the truck warm up for a period of time at the beginning of the day or after a period of letting it sit for awhile?
At a previous place of employment our work trucks were Chevy 3500 Diesel Duallies, our first task of the morning, every morning was to pull the trucks out of the shop and let them warm up for 15 minutes. In hindsight this was advantageous for more than just letting the trucks warm up, we also had a chance to coordinate the crews for the day and plan what needed to be done in what order.
Anyways I digress, what is your opinion on whether or not the EcoDiesel needs to be warmed up before being driven? Is it critical? Is it just a good thing to do for the engine? Or is it bad for the engine and not a good idea. I know the Duramax and the EcoDiesel are wildly different engines but there is some commonality, they're both diesels...
I maintain that letting the truck warm up is a good thing because my gas mileage isn't as negatively impacted as when I don't, the truck responds better after letting it warm up for 10 minutes and one thing I just noticed recently is that my oil pressure doesn't seem to go up quite as suddenly when I let it idle.
I know emissions are also a concern, I do 95% of my driving on the highway so a short idle in the morning doesn't seem too bad.
What are yalls thoughts?
Please no bashing or rude comments, just seeing if there is a consensus about best practices.
Thank you!
Just curious, for those of you with an EcoDiesel, do you tend to let the truck warm up for a period of time at the beginning of the day or after a period of letting it sit for awhile?
At a previous place of employment our work trucks were Chevy 3500 Diesel Duallies, our first task of the morning, every morning was to pull the trucks out of the shop and let them warm up for 15 minutes. In hindsight this was advantageous for more than just letting the trucks warm up, we also had a chance to coordinate the crews for the day and plan what needed to be done in what order.
Anyways I digress, what is your opinion on whether or not the EcoDiesel needs to be warmed up before being driven? Is it critical? Is it just a good thing to do for the engine? Or is it bad for the engine and not a good idea. I know the Duramax and the EcoDiesel are wildly different engines but there is some commonality, they're both diesels...
I maintain that letting the truck warm up is a good thing because my gas mileage isn't as negatively impacted as when I don't, the truck responds better after letting it warm up for 10 minutes and one thing I just noticed recently is that my oil pressure doesn't seem to go up quite as suddenly when I let it idle.
I know emissions are also a concern, I do 95% of my driving on the highway so a short idle in the morning doesn't seem too bad.
What are yalls thoughts?
Please no bashing or rude comments, just seeing if there is a consensus about best practices.
Thank you!