Well.. I hope I'm not the first to do this.. (left car running after a short move!)
08-11-2005, 08:11 PM
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Well.. I hope I'm not the first to do this.. (left car running after a short move!)
Well, I pulled the 8 up in the drive and went inside to let her run abit before shutting her down.... Well, as we are just moving in to a new apartment, I got sidetracked with hanging things and going through boxes. When about 2 HOURS LATER 
I remember she was still running. So I calmy trip over all the boxes on my calm dash to shut her off 
. I shut her off and waited to see how long the fans would run. They ran for about 3-5 seconds, then shut-off. I waited to see if they would come back on for another 20 seconds (They did not) before starting her up and taking a gingerly cruise at about 60mph for about 15 minutes to cool her down. Am I the first to do this :o ? The temps then were about 76-81 and she was out of direct sunlight. I also did 2 oil changes within the last 800 miles, of which the second one was actually done this morning . I am thinking it should be alright, and I will shorten the next change interval, but what do you all think? I know running a boinger at idle is not really hard as long as the oiling/cooling systems are proper, but what about extended idling in a rotary?
Also, the oil in the car now is 5-30 rather than the 5-20. I got a little nervous about the 5-20 in the summer and want to try something new. I will be going to royal purple at the next change. (PLEASE, I know the whole syn in a rotorary, but I am choosing to change, so please lets not debate it :p :D )
I remember she was still running. So I calmy trip over all the boxes on my calm dash to shut her off . I shut her off and waited to see how long the fans would run. They ran for about 3-5 seconds, then shut-off. I waited to see if they would come back on for another 20 seconds (They did not) before starting her up and taking a gingerly cruise at about 60mph for about 15 minutes to cool her down. Am I the first to do this :o ? The temps then were about 76-81 and she was out of direct sunlight. I also did 2 oil changes within the last 800 miles, of which the second one was actually done this morning . I am thinking it should be alright, and I will shorten the next change interval, but what do you all think? I know running a boinger at idle is not really hard as long as the oiling/cooling systems are proper, but what about extended idling in a rotary? Also, the oil in the car now is 5-30 rather than the 5-20. I got a little nervous about the 5-20 in the summer and want to try something new. I will be going to royal purple at the next change. (PLEASE, I know the whole syn in a rotorary, but I am choosing to change, so please lets not debate it :p :D )
08-11-2005, 10:23 PM
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the sky is not falling. i have been enjoying my 8 for 30kmiles. no problems.
unless you have been dealing with 115amb temp. for weeks on end . you are probely ok.
beers
unless you have been dealing with 115amb temp. for weeks on end . you are probely ok.
beers
Originally Posted by max5roadster
Well, I pulled the 8 up in the drive and went inside to let her run abit before shutting her down.... Well, as we are just moving in to a new apartment, I got sidetracked with hanging things and going through boxes. When about 2 HOURS LATER I remember she was still running. So I calmy trip over all the boxes on my calm dash to shut her off . I shut her off and waited to see how long the fans would run. They ran for about 3-5 seconds, then shut-off. I waited to see if they would come back on for another 20 seconds (They did not) before starting her up and taking a gingerly cruise at about 60mph for about 15 minutes to cool her down. Am I the first to do this :o ? The temps then were about 76-81 and she was out of direct sunlight. I also did 2 oil changes within the last 800 miles, of which the second one was actually done this morning . I am thinking it should be alright, and I will shorten the next change interval, but what do you all think? I know running a boinger at idle is not really hard as long as the oiling/cooling systems are proper, but what about extended idling in a rotary?
Also, the oil in the car now is 5-30 rather than the 5-20. I got a little nervous about the 5-20 in the summer and want to try something new. I will be going to royal purple at the next change. (PLEASE, I know the whole syn in a rotorary, but I am choosing to change, so please lets not debate it :p :D )
I remember she was still running. So I calmy trip over all the boxes on my calm dash to shut her off . I shut her off and waited to see how long the fans would run. They ran for about 3-5 seconds, then shut-off. I waited to see if they would come back on for another 20 seconds (They did not) before starting her up and taking a gingerly cruise at about 60mph for about 15 minutes to cool her down. Am I the first to do this :o ? The temps then were about 76-81 and she was out of direct sunlight. I also did 2 oil changes within the last 800 miles, of which the second one was actually done this morning . I am thinking it should be alright, and I will shorten the next change interval, but what do you all think? I know running a boinger at idle is not really hard as long as the oiling/cooling systems are proper, but what about extended idling in a rotary? Also, the oil in the car now is 5-30 rather than the 5-20. I got a little nervous about the 5-20 in the summer and want to try something new. I will be going to royal purple at the next change. (PLEASE, I know the whole syn in a rotorary, but I am choosing to change, so please lets not debate it :p :D )
08-12-2005, 08:04 AM
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When I took mine in for A/C service a while back, I got it back with 1/4 of the gas gone but no mileage added on the odometer. To me that meant alot of idleing time. My car seems none the worse for wear.
08-12-2005, 08:17 AM
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The conditions you described seem very mild, and would be considered a "best case senario" I wouldn't loose too much sleep over it.
Your MPG is going to be crappy at the next fill-up!
Your MPG is going to be crappy at the next fill-up!
08-12-2005, 10:40 AM
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Doesn't sound like engine was overheated or anything. Given the exhaust-heat at idle recall, I'd wonder about that issue. Even though the recall is due to high-rpm idle I wonder what normal idle for 2 hours might do. Have you had the recall yet?
The way my car sucks gas at idle I'm surprised you got 2 hours out of it
The way my car sucks gas at idle I'm surprised you got 2 hours out of it
08-12-2005, 09:34 PM
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I figured all was well, but none the less, I thought I'd consult you guys. No recall yet. The dealer service manager seemed suprised when I asked him if he was active in the recall campaign, but said he had not received shipment of the shields yet. No big deal. If that were a real crissis, cars in Vegas would be exploding rather than just blowing engines!
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