warm up or not ?
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warm up or not ?
im wondering which one of you guys warm up your cars and for how long or do you start driving it right after you turn on the ignition ? been wondering about this because ive heard from a couple of people and actually some mechanics that warming up the car is worse than starting cold. as for me, i warm up my car, dont know, i guess it just gives me more trust in a warm engine.
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I used to be really big on letting it warm up for a good 3-5 min, now I do it for 30 sec-1 min. just to get the fluids flowing for a sec. My brother told me it's not good to let the car idle for a long time, but he's the only one I've heard that from until now. Unless the car's running a turbo or something, I wouldn't worry about warming it up too long.
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i'm pretty sure that our cars initially idle around 1,500+rpm when you start them cold because they were engineered to...
though i don't wait until the idle comes all the way down to 500-750rpm (a/c off), i usually just warm mine up until it hits the "C" line on the temp gauge...
though i don't wait until the idle comes all the way down to 500-750rpm (a/c off), i usually just warm mine up until it hits the "C" line on the temp gauge...
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im a get up and go kinda guy (8am class FTW)
ive heard that of course its good to let it warm up a little bit, but wont necessarily damage the engine by getting up and going unless you have a lead foot
ive heard that of course its good to let it warm up a little bit, but wont necessarily damage the engine by getting up and going unless you have a lead foot
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heres what i do.. depending on the situation
if you turn on the car and let the fluid get warm and flow around the car for maybe a min n then drive.. i think its fine. just dont push the car over 3k till the temp needle moves up 2 bars or so.. whichll take u like 2-4 mins of driving time.
but i do think Turning on n go is bad.. i remember sitting at the CPP parking structure.. i see this dude walk in the car.. right after starting up his car hes he guns it out of the parking lot.. like... didnt even let the car idle for a second.. it was almost instant.
if you turn on the car and let the fluid get warm and flow around the car for maybe a min n then drive.. i think its fine. just dont push the car over 3k till the temp needle moves up 2 bars or so.. whichll take u like 2-4 mins of driving time.
but i do think Turning on n go is bad.. i remember sitting at the CPP parking structure.. i see this dude walk in the car.. right after starting up his car hes he guns it out of the parking lot.. like... didnt even let the car idle for a second.. it was almost instant.
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heres what i do.. depending on the situation
if you turn on the car and let the fluid get warm and flow around the car for maybe a min n then drive.. i think its fine. just dont push the car over 3k till the temp needle moves up 2 bars or so.. whichll take u like 2-4 mins of driving time.
but i do think Turning on n go is bad.. i remember sitting at the CPP parking structure.. i see this dude walk in the car.. right after starting up his car hes he guns it out of the parking lot.. like... didnt even let the car idle for a second.. it was almost instant.
if you turn on the car and let the fluid get warm and flow around the car for maybe a min n then drive.. i think its fine. just dont push the car over 3k till the temp needle moves up 2 bars or so.. whichll take u like 2-4 mins of driving time.
but i do think Turning on n go is bad.. i remember sitting at the CPP parking structure.. i see this dude walk in the car.. right after starting up his car hes he guns it out of the parking lot.. like... didnt even let the car idle for a second.. it was almost instant.
lol @ CPP parking (I see that all the time)
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i always let it run for 30 seconds whether warm or cold, let the internals get lubricated and good temp. you dont have to, but i think its a key to having a long lasting engine.
when i cant afford to wait i wont go past 3500rpm till it warms up.
you can kinda hear the engine change hums in cold weather if you listen close enough.
when i cant afford to wait i wont go past 3500rpm till it warms up.
you can kinda hear the engine change hums in cold weather if you listen close enough.