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Originally Posted by drkumarmp  All of the suggestions given in this post are excellent & hope more and more people follow them to make the drive fun & safe, In my humble opinion That I had read in the innove manual with regard to desiel engines after a long continuous drive of speeds exceeding 80km/hr the engine should be left to idel for a couple of minutes & never switched off immediatly as the pumps get oil circulated & radiator helps cool the hot parts, I am sure the above post was for petrol cars in mind, just thought the desiel car owners should be aware of this fact, actually its quite difficult to practice since as soon as we stop the hand turns off the ignition instictively. should just remind ourselves to avoid doing that. |
Yes, I have an experience of driving for long distances with diesel cars only not petrol cars.
We should not stop the car in gear (even the motorcycle should be pulled to neutral and then idle it for a few seconds before switching off),
and radiator fan will start if cooling is required ,so you would not switch off the engine during this time.
I had driven before, non-stop for 7 hours at least but later I found that it was not a good practice at all . Since no one wants a break down of the vehicle on a long journey in strange places , the best idea is to stop the car ,stop the engine after every three hours , at least for 10 minutes.
I read about a person who crossed 5 states to reach his girl friend in Ahmedabad during summer peak time, on a 220 cc motor byke. The survival technique he followed was ,to remember to stop his Karizma byke after every one hour or one and half hour riding just for a few minutes.
One of my friends who roamed all over the country told me that he strictly followed the regimen of stopping his vehicle (diesel) after every three hours, every time for a tea brake. According to him he never had problem with his vehicle during his long journeys.
I have another friend who always cleans windscreen everytime he stops the vehilce with a mug of water ( I travelled with him) wether it is required or not. His argument is that windscreen may not look dusty,or muddy and yet it would not be as much clear as when you have washed it.