"Don't be afraid to rev it - even when it's cold"
#1
Hooked on go-fast crack
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Canada's capital
Posts: 208
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
"Don't be afraid to rev it - even when it's cold"
The title is a little bit of wisdom I got from a service advisor when I picked up my car from the recall last Friday. Keep in mind, it's wintertime in Canada, so by cold he meant -20C and colder that we regularly get here. I specifically asked about the thermal shock effect given that the engine is made of layer of dissimilar metals, he said that this isn't a problem with "the new technology".
Does Mazda even train these people? This just supports the opinion I already had that service advisors are full of it.
On the bright side, he did tell me to rev it, so if ever I have an engine problem, they can't really accuse me of abuse.
Does Mazda even train these people? This just supports the opinion I already had that service advisors are full of it.
On the bright side, he did tell me to rev it, so if ever I have an engine problem, they can't really accuse me of abuse.
#2
Extraordinary Engineering
I don't think that the service advisors are mechanics or are trained on the specifics of the cars. The '8 won't rev to redline until warmed up anyway.
Since the '8 is a sports car they can't really claim that enthusiastic driving is abuse!
Since the '8 is a sports car they can't really claim that enthusiastic driving is abuse!
#3
Bummed, but bring on OU!
Air temps don't matter, if that was what he was talking about. A running warm engine will not be cooled that much by the cold air. If the engine's warm, rev it.
#5
Registered
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Charlotte, NC
Posts: 528
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by DarkBrew
I don't think that the service advisors are mechanics or are trained on the specifics of the cars. The '8 won't rev to redline until warmed up anyway.
Since the '8 is a sports car they can't really claim that enthusiastic driving is abuse!
Since the '8 is a sports car they can't really claim that enthusiastic driving is abuse!
#6
Hooked on go-fast crack
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Canada's capital
Posts: 208
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by therm8
Air temps don't matter, if that was what he was talking about. A running warm engine will not be cooled that much by the cold air. If the engine's warm, rev it.
#8
always filling [the c]up
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Alice, Texas
Posts: 1,267
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Wilson
I will let the engine warm up first. Then I drive it like I stole it.
another two cents
-Cody
#9
Extraordinary Engineering
Originally Posted by OnRails
Is this why I can't get above 6000 when I first leave from work in the evening?
#11
Registered
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Charlotte, NC
Posts: 528
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by DarkBrew
Yup. One of thse things in the owner's manual.
#13
An RX ate my baby
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: A swirling eddy of electronic mayhem
Posts: 267
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Heh- I thought my spark plugs were acting up when I hit that limit for the first time the other day- usually my car is warmed up enough by the time I leave my neighborhood or work that I don't hit it.
#14
SARX Legend
iTrader: (46)
Most service reps are freakin retards. Mine told me there was no break in period and that it would be safe to track it the weekend after i bought it. I was just asking to see what he would say. He is a nice enough guy and has worked for mazda forever but a master mechanic he is not.
#15
'03 Dodge Viper
My service rep asked me if I knew about the flooding issue. When I told him I did know about it, he says, "Yeah, these high performance engines really need to be warmed up."
Me: "Well yeah, but it's because it's a rotary. It's a different engine design. It's not THAT high performance."
Him: "It's really high performance, that's why it needs to be warmed up, just like Ferrari's and Lambos."
Me: "Well yeah, but it's because it's a rotary. It's a different engine design. It's not THAT high performance."
Him: "It's really high performance, that's why it needs to be warmed up, just like Ferrari's and Lambos."
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
gwailo
New Member Forum
30
06-07-2020 12:21 PM