[NISFAN]

Originally Posted by Spacer

I wouldn't worry, as long as the oil temp has moved off the bottom stop. I fly helicopters for a living, and you quite often give them almost max power when the oil (gearbox and engine) hasn't reached normal operating temp. I know it's not the same, but in it we have a normal operating range for oil temp (and no power limits within). So, in the car, I just wait for mine to be somewhere off the stop.


I have noticed the 2.0D can take an absolute age to get to 100C, so if I was waiting for it to be exactly in the middle, I may be waiting a long time. Sometimes it can take 15 or more miles.

What heli's do you fly?