Ok life change going from a long commute of an hour drive in my 6.7 Cummins to a 17 mile one way commute. My truck is my daily driver. Is my new commute now a short trip and will it cause harm in the long term. I don’t Idle my engine I mainly use 5W40 the factory viscosity since day one. A long with archoil regularly.
Life changes and not commuting long distances for work.
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Good to know it’s all highway miles
all fluids should be at full operating temps long before your commute is up which is what you want.
I have had a similar commute for as long as I have had my 22’ Ram Cummins and so far it’s still doing fine. Im retired so it doesn’t make the trip every day but at least twice a year we take it out for a long towing trip for a week or two and also use the Archoil.
yikes ! if possible I would walk that.
17 highway miles is cool. Enjoy!
You’re fine, my 24 Ram diesel gets warmer faster than my wife’s Camry.
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17 miles should be fine to get it to operating temperature
17 miles should be fine to get it to operating temperature
17 highway miles won't be enough time to get to operating temperature and perform a regen and interrupted regens aren't really a great thing.
Your oil will spend most of its life below temperatures needed to drive off water/fuel.
Your oil will spend most of its life below temperatures needed to drive off water/fuel.
I will just drive up and over lookout pass on my way home it’s an extra 45 minutes of entering the horseshoe mountains.
Kestas
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I remember someone once posting that it takes nine miles for the oil to get up to temperature, longer than it takes coolant to get up to temperature.
Took a pic this morning. I drove 6 miles in 12 minutes (had to run an errand). No highway driving, speed between 25-60 mph. A few stop signs and red lights. Here are the temps. If I had been on the highway, like my work commute, it would’ve been even warmer. Hope this helps.
Yes it does
Agreed. In my area I wouldn't even consider starting a vehicle for a 1/4 mile commute. I walk longer than that on my afternoon lunch break.
In his area it's not really practical for a variety of reasons, even ignoring his need to tote a pile of gear.
