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Thats how I always looked at it with my gas engines, but wondered if diesels were needing to run longer since I see so many 18 wheelers left idling and thanks for reminder on oil changes. Is it every 3000 miles if short runs and dusty environment? I rarely see 50 mph.

You most likely hit the nail on the head on the frugality. Up til the last seven years I had been running such a tight budget that ten dollars would have been the difference in making the bills or not. Could be ingrained and now it's a subconcious thing. These diesels both are fuel sippers...

Thank you. I have kept the turbo issue in mind as I have a vw turbo and dealership mechanic told me about that as I was there getting an oil filter one day. I, also considered just easy driving enough to cool the turbo, rather than just idling, when feasable.

Ok. From what you all have said, condensation is my enemy and it's not a diesel specific issue, right? So if it's already a warm engine it is fine, but a bad thing to do to a cold engine. Using that theory, I suppose I shouldn't short-run cold gasoline engines either. Thank you all. I guess I...

I hope I am asking this in the right forum but I have two MVs this question pertains to. I have never owned a diesel engine and within the last four months, I am an owner of two. I hate to hear an engine sit idling needlessly and at low oil pressure, so I have always shut gas engines off even if...