On Tue, 15 Apr 2003, Stan Wilder wrote: > #8) Get your van out on the highway and run it hard getting the engine > and oil temperature up good and hot. This can be important. On short trips gasoline contamination can build up in the oil. This can actually hurt your emissions as the vapors are pulled back into the engine through the PCV system. You need a good, long drive at high speed to get the oil up to temperature and 'cook off' the gasoline.
David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Diesel Westfalia '94 Honda Civic Si |
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