Technical diesel engine and kms running

[devakanth]

I have a uno diesel and wanted to know how many kilometres should one run it in a day (approximately) to keep the engine and the car healthy.

Devakanth

 

[the mk1 kid]

I'm confused.

Are you asking how long you should drive it gentle while it warms up everyday?

Or, are you asking whats the minimum distance it should be driven to keep it from seizing etc?

Tom

 

[devakanth]

Somebody was telling me that to keep a diesel engine healthy, one should use the vehicle as much as possible. My office is only 3 kms from my home and since the distance is not that much, he says that I should go for a petrol car.

so I wanted to know if I run my uno diesel only 6 kms a day, is that sufficient to keep the car healthy? Or should I run the car for at least 10 kms or 20 kms a day to keep it in good condition.

Devakanth

 

[the mk1 kid]

To be honest in my opinion every engine would benefit from a good run, i think you should get a bike!

Nah seriously i would not worry, a good run now and then will clear any carbon i would have thought.

Tom