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Warm up time for RX350

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Old 03-20-07, 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by salimshah
Read the manual.

In nutshell, you intention is to get to the optimum operating temprature as quickly as possible. The key is not to stress the engine before that point. When you drive, the engine and the rest get warmer sooner. The lubrication takes less than 3 sec to be fully active. If you stand still and warm up, you are not warming up the transmission and the diff/trans_axle.


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Correct, the best thing to do is warm the car up by driving slowly. You need to dive it to warm uo the trans, wheel bearing etc.
Old 03-21-07, 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by jimjaix
Now I just wait 20 seconds after I start and then I am ready to go, just need to drive in low speed for about 10 mins and then I can rock this baby!!
+1 for all the cars.. maybe 30 seconds when it's freezing outside
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