How do you not start your 911
01-25-2019, 05:53 AM
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How do you not start your 911
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But, as the title says, during winter hibernation of the 911 in the garage on its tender(not tinder) how do you resist the urge not to want to listen to the purr of the flat six during those long cold wintery days and nights. Just to know that she will be ready for you come the sunny warm days of spring?
But, as the title says, during winter hibernation of the 911 in the garage on its tender(not tinder) how do you resist the urge not to want to listen to the purr of the flat six during those long cold wintery days and nights. Just to know that she will be ready for you come the sunny warm days of spring?
01-25-2019, 08:59 AM
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Sir Thomas Lord of All Mets Fans
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Move down south where winter is milder. Problem solved! 
In all seriousness, that would stink. Find a fun winter driver and focus on that?
T
In all seriousness, that would stink. Find a fun winter driver and focus on that?
T
01-25-2019, 09:40 AM
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Three Wheelin'
Get a second car with a flat 6 and use that one. Thats my method.
01-25-2019, 11:40 AM
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Page 77 of the 2009 drivers handbook says:
When starting the engine, be ready to drive immediately.
Do not let the engine idle to warm up.
The handbook does not say why it should not idle to warm up.
When starting the engine, be ready to drive immediately.
Do not let the engine idle to warm up.
The handbook does not say why it should not idle to warm up.
01-25-2019, 02:25 PM
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I always drive off right away, but have wondered if this guidance is more because of environmental concerns than anything else. Is it really harmful for it to idle at high oil pressure when cold?
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01-25-2019, 04:59 PM
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The concern isn't oil pressure, it's fuel wash. After cold start the injectors are at full rich which can cause fuel wash of the oil and the dreaded.... BORE SCORING. If you drive off right away, engine gets off of full rich faster, warms up faster, and oil is circulated faster.
01-25-2019, 06:20 PM
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I start and wait for the idle to drop to 700 or so RPM. Usually takes 30 seconds in the 997.1, the 997.2 takes half that. Then no shifts over 3.5-4k until engine warmed up.
01-26-2019, 10:18 AM
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For .1 owners, the load on the IMS bearing is the highest at idle. At higher rotational speeds the bearing becomes self centering spinning in the races. So you take a cold engine where everything is relatively stiff, then run it at idle where the load on one of the weak points of the motor is highest, not to mention the fuel wash already discussed.
Start it and drive away, waiting for the rpm to drop is OK. Waiting for it to warm up while stationary is not.
Start it and drive away, waiting for the rpm to drop is OK. Waiting for it to warm up while stationary is not.
01-26-2019, 10:42 AM
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I drive mine anytime. Just yesterday, covered in salt, when it was -3F, I took it out. Can not believe how well these all season tires stick to the pavement on the on-ramps to the highway. Feels like a racetrack...
I know, it’s a shame to drive such a nice car on salted roads. But life is just too short.
I know, it’s a shame to drive such a nice car on salted roads. But life is just too short.
