I have 8 stop signs before getting out of where I live... that provides plenty of time for the car to come up to temperature before I floor it... I just tend to take it easy during the first 5-10 minutes...

 

Mine won't go above the first notch, let alone 9 o'clock. I stay below 4000 until the gauge starts moving past the two lines that are close together. Then it's go time!

c

 

not only are you waiting to allow the themostat to open and keep the sudden oil pressure from damaging the oil cooler but also to allow the heat from the heads to migrate to head studs as to grow with engine too. thats why head studs break and distortion at head and piston occur due to head and piston growth faster than studs.

 

i mean head and cylinder growth .....

 

Like Christer,Ian, Jimq, and Dutch........wait for the oil cooler......I keep the rev's 3000 and under....it's like my" Busa"....the oil guage start's to rise but the cases are cold.....when they feel warm like the RF fender the oil @ 8:00 then it's...............liftoff !
J.J.

 

You've got me doing this as well now!

It's a bit of a stretch to reach through the passenger window to feel the front fender though

 

Sorry Leo....forgot I have long arm's,. One gauge I also check is oil level....after topping off....and it's full.....with car at rest.... engine running.... oil warm.... needle goes to top.It won't do this when starting out cold.....kind of another guide for me.
Jim

 

Aloha.... Indy........I check the oil stick.....engine running.....oil at the O.K. mark !! (Full) Thank's for checking.

 

LOL!

I've changed it now, is this one better?

 

I'll add my 0.02 only to capsulate the facts posted above. Should apply though mine is a 993...

I never rev hard until the oil cooler has opened and this is how you can tell:
- Oil temp will rise to about 8 oclock. You'll hear gurgling from the right rear fender as the oil circulates.
- Wtch closely, shortly thereafter, the oil temp will drop to 7 oclock. This indicates that the oil bypass has opened and now the complete oil system is used. Prior to this occurrence, you are feeding oil from the tank only. This is done to accelerate the warming process.
- Then I play.

 

I will need the link to the original photo to determine the quality of it... then I will need some time with the subject to determine if the quality of the photo makes it justice... ...then I will need total secrecy so that my wife does not find out and kicks the living **** out of me.