arp408

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what's the recommended time to warm up our cl's in the morning? It gets about 50 degrees in the morning here and I have an 01 cl type s auto 170k miles on them. just curious.... Thanks!

civicdrivr

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Wow. 50 degrees in the morning? That must be freezing

I usually let it warm up about 30 seconds on a normal 35* morning, sometimes up to a minute. I don't drive over 3k rpms until the car is up to running temps.

MrFluffy

when its 0 I usually let it warm up for 5min

princelybug

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Per the owner's manual, exceeding 60 seconds for engine warm-up is unnecessary.

MrFluffy

I know, unless your car is not fuel injected you dont really have to warm it up in the true sense of the term but I find that my car shifts alot smoother when its warmed up

Rajca

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a min or so

97BlackAckCL

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A min or so should be plenty

fuzzy02CLS

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I turn on, stab the gas a few times & drive off.

TheWeez

As do I but it's a bit colder here.

No need for a long warmup. Modern cars are meant to be driven to warm them up and don't require the long times of cars built pre-'90s. Anything more then a minute is wasting gas and putting unnecessary wear and tear on your engine.

PANAMARED

turn on and stab the gas???? poor engine... try waking up and doing push ups right away... engine needs to lubricate well... circulate that cold oil that is just waking up to do its job... there is considerably much more friction inside engine components the moment you start up... even on a hot summer day

TheWeez

I don't stab the gas but the engine naturally runs at a higher RPM at startup.

rp_guy

agreeing with everyone else, anything over 30sec is unnecessary. modern cars warm up better under load, which idling is not.

that said, if your car has frost on it, so you need to scrape the windows, start it up, scrape the windows and go. won't harm it, and you'll be a bit closer to having a warm interior.

richardparker

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Everyday no mater the weather I go start the car for atleast a few minutes before returning to drive.
don't drive with the temp gauge still cold.
Wait till the temp starts climbing.
Your car will thank you

princelybug

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Every time I start the car up, after about 30 seconds, I row through the gears during warm-up. This gets the tranny fluid circulating.

I wouldn't do this.

Nersh7

it got to -40 here this year, and a couple of minutes is still more than necessary

richardparker

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This will turn a engine that would need rebuild at 200,000 to a 80,000 mile motor.

StreetKA

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start & go... when its really cold i let it warm up inside bc the leather is very cold under 30 deg. lets say 5 min

fsttyms1

All depends on how much time i have in the morning. Some times its start and within 20 seconds in gear and moving, other times its 15-20 mins.

ChineseGuyinthe415

Just start and go. I agree for fuel injected cars you don't have to warm it up unless its for your own comfort to get nice and toasty before you drive off haha. It'll heat up quicker when you drive rather than sit there and let it eat some gas

cu0ngsayz

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like everyone one else says stay the car for about 30sec-1min is good... but dont do like some others here are doing just start punching on the gas to make a quick warm up...

98JDMCL

I usually play a whole song...3 mins?

And i go easy until the gauge moves abit...4 km's and its good...even though i wokr 12 km's from home haha

MrFluffy

really cause its been that cold for me and even after driving it for 15minutes it seems like it not warm enough

I still stick by what I said -20c or more let it warm up for 4-5 minutes not because its bad for it just because it runs alot smoother that and the the leather isnt bitterly cold !!!

CL-S progression 01

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if it's cold (0 or lower) I usually wait till it gets warm (to operating temp) and then drive the car. if it's warmer I'll start the car and let it sit anywhere from a 1 min to 3 mins... depending on the day, my schedule and how much other crap I need to get b4 i leave.

I live beside the highway tho so I will 95% of the time let it get to temp before blasting on the freeway if I need to take the highway first

VIPCLS

I usually smoke a cig, and let it warm. Other times I jus get in and go, but dont gun it alot when taking off.

Nicks01CL-S

i get in start it, turn the ass warmer on then get out smoke a cig and check my tires and what now then i go! i made the mistake of getn in it when it was 19 and i froze to death trying to drive then the heat slowly warmed me up sucks when u only have to drive about 10 mins and u never get it warm

MrFluffy

when its -20celcius you kinda have to let it warm up untill the front defrost works Ive let it warm up for 1 minute then drove off I had to have my head tilted way to the side looking through the small defrosted part in the middle of the windshield so thats why I let it warm up for awhile !!

I think the title of this thread should me when its 32f how long should I warm my car up for IMO

and stop talking about smoking your drivin me crazy LOL

Nicks01CL-S

no more smoke talk call it a 5 min car warm up

aznboi2424

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2-3 mins for me. Its about 50 here too.
Car slams into reverse when its cold so i rather avoid that if possible. its not a good feeling.

PANAMARED

very interesting what was said about tranny oil circulating... is not only an issue of engine temperature (only autos)

davepaul033

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I f'in hate that! Why does it do that?

CL-S progression 01

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it slams into reverse cause the fluid is CRAP when it's cold..

switching fluids would help.

I am looking into AMsoil for my 3x3 change which is coming up on my next oil change.

russianDude

zero! unless its like below -10F.. just use synthetic oil, and you will be allright.

YeuEmMaiMai

start car wait 1 minute and drive away gently. car warms up faster if you actually put the engine under a load. Here it got -26 for winter time for a week straight and i started the car, cleared the windows and drive away. had heat less than 1 mile later.

flateric_bg

... the reason i started to park backwards when i get home

during the winter i usually wait 30 seconds to a minute and crawl trough two levels of underground parking ... by the time i'm on the door she's ready to go ... can't say the same about the bum warmers though

aznboi2424

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the trick for me right after the car starts, shift into reverse if you need to drive the car when its cold. It only works if you shift the tranny to reverse immeditely after you start the car and it shifts into reverse pretty smoothly.

Im thinking the revs on the engine is high when its cold so its like slightly stepping on the gas then shifting to reverse.

davepaul033

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Keep us posted on how that goes, I am very interested.

CLPimpin114

1 min for me and thats here in Colorado

mr2fast2thao

I usually let it warm up til the temp needle points to the first marker on the gauge, then ill let her rip. But if I dont and just drive rite after start, when I come to a stop or red light, the car idles badly like its gonna die. But I already clean out the IACV wtf could possibly be wrong!?

CL-S progression 01

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well... in a couple weeks I'm going to take the liberty of changing the ATF filter and trans fluid to see if I can get any results.


Not that my trans isn't good the way it is... but there is always room for improvement, especially with this whole backing up when the car is cold thing.

Rajca

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Check ur motor ans trans mounts if its engaging (sp?) that hard