I don't let my cars warm up but I drive gentle until the temp gauge is at normal operating temperature.
How long do you let your car warm up?
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This ^^^^
Plus, if it's below 0c, then it would be 60 sec.
Plus, if it's below 0c, then it would be 60 sec.
Depends on what I'm driving. If its the ever popular "Bluesmobile," ('93 Ford Taurus), I let it idle for 30 seconds to a minute to let the transmission pump up pressure, otherwise it will not engage, (yes, the fluids are at their proper level). If it's the 95 Olds, I'm rolling within seconds after it cranks.
I imagine the oil hitting the cylinder walls and that's it- few seconds at normal temperatures. In nut-freezing winter, minute or two if possible.
Not long. Long enough to set the radio, get my seatbelt on, and slip the parking brake (even in winter, because manual). Then I drive gently for a minute, idle at a stoplight for a minute, then it's 55-60 mph most of the way to work.
Never.
I started it and go. I don't even wait 5 seconds. Besides, on a Prius, the cold gas engine cycles on/off all the time anyway.
I started it and go. I don't even wait 5 seconds. Besides, on a Prius, the cold gas engine cycles on/off all the time anyway.
i've seen a lot of fords that have unusually high idle speeds for at least 15 seconds after starting.... i've never seen 3000 before though.
Originally Posted By: Vikas
Originally Posted By: Miller88
In my Focus I usually wait until it will idle under 3000RPM before driving it hard
Huh? Something is wrong if it is idling at 3000RPM!
Yeah, that doesn't sound right.
Maybe he meant that his trans shifts above 3k rpm when the engine is cold.
Originally Posted By: Miller88
In my Focus I usually wait until it will idle under 3000RPM before driving it hard
Huh? Something is wrong if it is idling at 3000RPM!
Yeah, that doesn't sound right.
Maybe he meant that his trans shifts above 3k rpm when the engine is cold.
Originally Posted By: RobertISaar
i've seen a lot of fords that have unusually high idle speeds for at least 15 seconds after starting.... i've never seen 3000 before though.
Neither have I, and I thought my SI idled high (around 1800 at first start) it drops reasonably quickly though.
i've seen a lot of fords that have unusually high idle speeds for at least 15 seconds after starting.... i've never seen 3000 before though.
Neither have I, and I thought my SI idled high (around 1800 at first start) it drops reasonably quickly though.
I usually don't idle. I start and then do the belt etc. in really cold weather, if the clutch and stick feel stiff, I will go inside for five or ten minutes, mostly as an excuse.
My Tundra has a high idle though, so I'm not sure what I will do ther--as an auto I'm not sure i want it to slam into gear.
My Tundra has a high idle though, so I'm not sure what I will do ther--as an auto I'm not sure i want it to slam into gear.
I never idle any engine. When its cold I put them under a light load until they reach operating temp.
Originally Posted By: shadow7
Every sec that I am not moving, I am wasting precious fuel. So I start and go.
You're also wasting precious forward momentum when you slam on the brakes at the red light.
Every sec that I am not moving, I am wasting precious fuel. So I start and go.
You're also wasting precious forward momentum when you slam on the brakes at the red light.
We should make this a sticky since this question comes up every year around this time.
I let the tach tell me when its time to take off. When I see it dip to around 1,000 rpm or under I go. I don't like burning a clutch with an engine that's racing, or doing high rpm neutral drops. Opinions vary, where I live this method has severed me well for a very long time.
I let the tach tell me when its time to take off. When I see it dip to around 1,000 rpm or under I go. I don't like burning a clutch with an engine that's racing, or doing high rpm neutral drops. Opinions vary, where I live this method has severed me well for a very long time.
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I never idle any engine. When its cold I put them under a light load until they reach operating temp.
This is what the designers allow for. Hybrid powertrains start up at many different speeds and may run at near or full power immediately.
I like to fire up, allow a second or two to look over my readouts and then into gear, just drive easy for a mile or two for a 'warmup'.
And I agree with Demarpaint, this is a recurring question here...
I never idle any engine. When its cold I put them under a light load until they reach operating temp.
This is what the designers allow for. Hybrid powertrains start up at many different speeds and may run at near or full power immediately.
I like to fire up, allow a second or two to look over my readouts and then into gear, just drive easy for a mile or two for a 'warmup'.
And I agree with Demarpaint, this is a recurring question here...
Long enough to shut door and fasten seat belt, then its off and away.
One of my cars has 180,000 + miles and I've been doing it this way since I got it, runs just fine and doesn't use oil, plus it gets 35/38 mpg. Not bad for an '01 Escort.
One of my cars has 180,000 + miles and I've been doing it this way since I got it, runs just fine and doesn't use oil, plus it gets 35/38 mpg. Not bad for an '01 Escort.
20 to 30 secs. Fan clutch disengages, this is in the Tacoma. The Honda i do the same....the wife on the other hand is a different story.
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