winter warm up

[JCL]

Originally Posted by TheGodfather

Shit.

My daily drive to the Uni, is less than 10 minutes. My engine from start to finish is only running for 15 minutes from my house to the uni, then I turn it off and go to class and it sits for varying amounts of time, before I start it up again for yet another very short drive.

So what should I do? Should I deliberately take the longest route I can?

Best option would be to walk or take transit. I am guessing that isn't your first choice.

Failing that, I wouldn't bother to take a longer route. There won't be a significant difference. To have any impact, you need to get the oil to full operating temperature, and keep it there long enough to boil off the moisture that has collected. If you go for a longer drive once a week, that would help.

If you do a lot of short trips, just plan on maintaining the CCV. If it hasn't been serviced, then have it cleaned out. Check it again the following season, and if there is condensate buildup then you know you need to do it every year. If there isn't, move to a 24 month service schedule. Whether or not you do short trips, if there is no condensate in the CCV then there is nothing to freeze.