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Old 09-05-2012, 02:37 AM   #42
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Originally Posted by 000 Racing View Post
The Porsche Boxster manual said not to warm it for 5 mins but rather drive it straight off.. obviously gently until up to temp ... could this be a boxer motor thing??
I have seen this on other engine configurations. I was under the impression that this was because at idle the coolant will warm up significantly quicker then the oil and you can think the car is up to a safe operating temp (according to the temp gauge) when in fact the oil is still relatively cold.
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