hey
since its winter and cold out.. how long do you warm up your car for? and what is the recommended time? and is revving your car up a lil bad for the engine.

thanks
mike

 

My car is usually in the garage, it's about 40-50 degrees there so I start up and pull out into the driveway, let is sit for 15 seconds then pull out.

If the car spent the night outside, no more than 1 minute...40 seconds should be enough then drive away without hitting the gas too hard until it's warm.

I don't think reving the engine is necessary, I used to do it on my '92 Sable. Our car's don't take a long time to heat up, once they're on the road you can turn the heater on withing a couple of minutes.

 

No need to warm up the car if its no snow or frost on the windows just drive slow for a mile or two.
My car a 2000 TL sits parked outside all the time as it has done the past 3years since I got it. The TL heats up very fast inside so you will feel heat pretty quickly. The engine will warm up much faster if the car is moving. But as I said if your windows are clear of frost or snow its no need to have the car sitting just to warm it you will burn more gas doing this. The one min is about all thats needed with normal winter temps. It was 20 in town last night & I pulled off this mourning after about a min & drove slow for a few city blocks. The temp needle was moving up to near normal range. After about 5 blocks it was almost normal & the car was shifting normal this is about 1 mile. But this is the norm for the car even in temps below 20.

 

I just warm up my car until the temperature gauge goes upto certain level.

 

Since our cars isn't ancient, I just let my car warm up till the Navi screen goes to stand by screen. If you actually let it warm up till the needle moves up, Your just wasting gas, since the car starts to run rich.

Also, I do not recommend revving your engine when it's still cold.

 

Turn car on, put in reverse, bye bye.
Don't drive hard for about 5-10 minutes. You don't want to let your car warm up in the winter. The oil is sludge and doesn't lube as good when its cold. The engine will warm up faster when you drive it, thus the oil warms up faster and starts to do it job faster.

You also don't want to drive hard when the oil is still cold because the oil presure is very high and you could do something bad like blow a gasket.

 

I let mine sit for like 30 seconds before I start moving. But I always take it easy driving cause you don't want to run the engine hard when it is still cold.

 

I let it sit for 3 mins before I drive off

Tatewaki

 

42.1285 seconds. This is of course only when cold. In the summer, I truncate it.

 

its a good idea to wait atleast 30 sec when its below freezing just to let the fluids sirculate. i usually give the car 1 to 5 min depending on what kind of rush im in to leave

 

Sh*t i warm up my car for a good 8-10 mins in the morning.
better stop doing this. No wonder my MPG sucks a$$

 

I warm my car up when I have the time. I noticed my engine is soooo loud when the car is cold. I hear pinging, knocking and any other noise you can think of. Also, the transmission in my car is so rough when cold.

 

I read an article somewhere that says warming up your car for too long is not good for the engine. I usually warm it up for no more than 30secs. I drive it easily and not rev it up until the temp reaches normal operating temp.

Do you cars feel a little bit rougher in morning when idleing?

 

Get in and go. As long as the oil pressure light goes out, your fine. Just take it easy until it reaches normal operating temperatures.

 

The Manual says 30-60 seconds. There is no points to wait more than a minute. There this should solve the problem

Don't you people read the manual?

 

When In Doubt
R-read
T-the
F-fckn
S-service M-manual

 

I let the car warm up for a few minutes then just drive slower than normal until it reaches normal temperature.

 

I read a column once that made alot of sense and recommended no more than 1 minute cold, or 30 seconds if the car has been sitting for more than I think 4 hours as most of the oil has dripped into the oil pan.

After that time has elapsed, put the car into gear and idle for 10 seconds to let the oil further circulate. Then go, yet take is easy, especially if it is cold.

It said that revving the engine wastes gas.

 

Mine is a 30 second wait, unless I need to clean the windows, if so, I start it and let it run while cleaning the wondows, and then away we go.

 

well i do what hte manual says and thats to wait one minute... after that its a go... sometimes in the mornings for the cold start i turn on my car in the garage with the door open and then come back 3-4min later and go