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05-12-2013, 10:47 PM
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 Drives: 2012 LS Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: South jersey
Posts: 205
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Short drives
Hey everyone I bought a 2012 LS on the 27 and in just over 2 weeks I put on 250 miles. I live about a half mile from work. I know that short drives can cause problems with the engine by not reaching temp ect ect. I do walk to work from time to time but I only put on 5,000 miles a year and its usually a short drive.
My question is how can I help care for my engine to make sure it will last a lifetime? I don't want to put too muh wear and stress on the engine |
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05-12-2013, 10:53 PM
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Let it idle before you take off so that the engine can reach operating temperature. Make sure to take it on a longer road trip from time to time. When I was living in Europe I would take my cars to the Autobahn from time to time. You would be amazed what comes out of those cars when you bring them up to speed
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05-12-2013, 10:58 PM
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Drives: 2012 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 301
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Just drive it! Don't worry too much, if there is one thing that Chevy knows how to do, it's build a strong, long lasting motor.
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05-13-2013, 06:37 AM
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Master of All Things
Drives: '20 Corvette Stingray Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Southeast of Houston, Texas
Posts: 22,385
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in teh mornings you are going to drive it to work, start it up, and let it warm up for about 5 minutes first. then on the weekends, DRIVE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT!!!
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