Just curious as to what you do
06-17-16 | 03:58 PM
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As soon as it starts I drive off, even in the coldest days of winter. The key is I keep the revs and the speed down.
What is just as important as warming the engine before going to higher revs, is warming all the other components/fluids before faster driving. Depending on what you are driving, the power steering fluid, brake fluid, transmission fluid, differential oil, gearbox oil, shock absorber oil/fluid and tires all need to warm up. None of those things warm up sitting in the driveway idling the car.
What is just as important as warming the engine before going to higher revs, is warming all the other components/fluids before faster driving. Depending on what you are driving, the power steering fluid, brake fluid, transmission fluid, differential oil, gearbox oil, shock absorber oil/fluid and tires all need to warm up. None of those things warm up sitting in the driveway idling the car.
06-18-16 | 06:49 AM
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From: BC Canada
As soon as it starts I drive off, even in the coldest days of winter. The key is I keep the revs and the speed down.
The key is to allow oil pressure to stabilize (5-10 seconds), and then drive away, Unless your less than a couple of minutes from a freeway onramp, you're good to go. This is not just an "opinion", but "experts" advice found in most publications.
06-19-16 | 06:13 PM
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Idling the car for 1-2 minutes just increases fuel consumption and if anything it increases wear because you're idling at lower operating temps for longer than you would be if you were driving and the engine got up to operating temp more quickly.
If Lexus thought a warmup idle was important, they would direct us to do that.
If Lexus thought a warmup idle was important, they would direct us to do that.
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