Gareth wrote:In the context of the target audience, the meanings of certain words or phrases, and the advice, seems reasonable.
Thinking about starting engines from cold the initial oil pressure is high, obvious if you have a gauge, and takes time to reduce. Given that all the advice is a continuum, waiting a few seconds to be certain of the oil being pumped around the engine, and limiting revs while the engine is warming up, might be helpful information for drivers in the habit of starting the engine and immediately and repeatedly blipping the throttle or holding the engine at, say, 3000 rpm.
fair point - but... when they phrase it as they did it will take on the role of gospel according to IAM - people like these kind of instructions because they can absorb them and be a 'better driver' without having to think... but it is too simplistic and following it can damage cars - so, yes, it is better than jumping in and taking the car to 6,000 revs as you back out of your drive, but it is not the right answer either and it wouldn't be difficult to advise that you should let the temperatures etc. of oil / water / gearbox get to their working level and this will differ for each car...