Do hydraulic citroens have better engines?

Quackers · Post by **Quackers** » 10 Dec 2008, 08:36

Whilst waiting for my Activa to rise this morning i was just thinking, are the engines in hydraulic citroens better?

My reasoning for this is, i've heard that most engine damage/wear is whilst the engine is cold, in the first few minutes. Well on a hydraulic citroen the first 30 seconds you spend with the engine at idle, whilst in a normal car, you would be off and up to much higher revs. Over the lifetime of the car, would this actually make a difference to the engine's condition?

Post by **CitroJim** » 10 Dec 2008, 08:53

I've often thought the same. It's got to be a help although saying that, I've seen some mechanics revving the nuts off a cold Xantia hoping it'll make it rise more quickly

deian · Post by **deian** » 10 Dec 2008, 21:55

I see lots of so called ethusiasts hammering their engines from cold, it makes me cringe!!!

I would never do that to any car, and further more, it's not JUST the water that needs to warm up, the most important thing is the oil if you want to cane it.

addo · Post by **addo** » 10 Dec 2008, 21:59

I'm one to just amble off down the street with a cold motor - less than 20MPH for the first minute or two. Occasionally I get an impatient tailgater behind me, in the quiestest parts of suburbia!

You can certainly feel when it starts to warm; the motor runs more smooth and willingly.

Cheers, Adam.

red_dwarfers · Post by **red_dwarfers** » 10 Dec 2008, 22:02

Thats a good theory Quackers, it certainly won't do the engine any harm so it must do a little bit of good at least.

citrojim wrote:I've often thought the same. It's got to be a help although saying that, I've seen some mechanics revving the nuts off a cold Xantia hoping it'll make it rise more quickly

I must admit that when I first got my Xantia, I used to rev it up to about 1700 rpm to build the pressure, only lasted for a month though when I realised that it got up just as fast when idling