It is 200 hours. Imagine a highway construction site supervisor's truck. It sits there all day with flashing strobe lights on and the A/C on in summer or the heat on in winter. It might move two miles in eight hours. 200 hours would be 25 work days, just over a month.
I wish I had an Hour Meter on my truck just for this reason. I know I have over 18k and less than 20K hours on my engine, but I think it would help me in my application.
in most engines the cylinder walls are lubricated purely through splash and windage. excessive idling means the pistons/walls receive less lubrication then intended.
Like today, I spent around 3/4 tank of gas, in 64 miles, 50 Stops, 40 Starts... all due to slow crawl and idle.
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I wouldn't consider 2 minutes excessive by any means. I think you have been doing it just right. Personally that 2 minutes is a minimum time-especially if you have to jump on the accelerator in less than say 10 minutes. Based on some posts with folks with oil temperature gauges it takes around 5-10 minutes after coolant temp has reached max for the Oil temp to reach its operating temp.
Toyota, I am sure they have something like 200 hours or 7500 miles, whichever comes first. On farm and heavy construction equipment 100 hours is pretty typical and considering how much dirt they run in 200 might not be to bad for a pickup. I would think they might have something in their if they are in dusty conditions. I doubt most people average 60 mph, with town driving my guess is most people probably average 30 to 40 mph.
