Hi,

My journey to work is around 15mins only and i usually work from home at least once a week. My old 330i sport BMW had 'mayonnaise' oil as a result of short journeys and the oil not heating / cooling correctly. I want to try and keep the RRS engine is perfect condition and wondered if any of you know if this is likely to be an issue , and if so what is the best way to avoid it happening if i mostly only do short journeys...sometimes (only if its raining) literally only 5mins down the road to the supermarket.

Thanks If it doesnt scare you it isnt heavy enough

I never had a issue in my FL2 driving 1 mile to work each morning

Never heard of it on a RRS or D3/4.

You could always find a long route to work or loan your car to npinks for a week at a time free of course

I can borrow it for 4 weeks in Sept/Oct & take it on a tour of the Pyrenees & Tunisia.

npinks wrote:

I never had a issue in my FL2 driving 1 mile to work each morning

Cough, 'how lazy' cough  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

sorry did I say a mile, it's a mile there and back

Its a mile to my local'ish pub, but having 2 train stations in my town, one directly opposite my house and one a minutes walk from the other station next to the pub, I have been known to catch a train

I do need my car through the day though

^^^ To go to the sandwich shop at dinnertime 500 yards down the road from his office

You obviously know its worth the drive

^^^
Best be careful what we say Ady, remember, he has got a gun  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

So have i

0.9 miles to my work, and the oil is pretty clean, but I do change it every 6 months
Cheers
Dave MY10 TDV6 SE (debadged ), Santorini Black, Flappy paddles, Privacy Glass, 20" Stormers, Mudflaps!

Gone: a comprehensive list of imprezas and a Merc ML AMG

You don't say what age your RRS is?

If its a newer one then it is fitted with a particulate filter that needs to get really hot every now and again. THis is so it can complete a burn/clean cycle.

If you don't take if for a long run every now and again you will get error messages about the filter etc.


Martin 2016 RRS 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography Dynamic in Montalcino Red and Stealth Kit

^^^ According to his little pic it is a 2009 supercharged. Partical filters are only fitted to diesel engines I believe.

We had this issue with the wife's Citroen. The battery never really got a decent charge and the auto box started getting problems with always being cold. In the winter it would take an age to start.

In the end I had to use it once a week in my commute 52 miles each way and I hated it. Sold it after three months as it really wasn't getting much better.

Give it a good run at the weekends and that should help - or take the seanic route

Richard