I love the Yuletide BITOG warm up thread.
The not cold part.Where in Ca do you live?
I wore out my first engine when I was about 18, in 2001. A 1986 Honda xl250 with 25,000kms on it. That taught me to up my maintenance game and since then I haven't killed another engine, including my 46 year old 350 Oldsmobile in my car since 2007. Unknown mileage but I've put 110k miles on it so far, hoping for another 100k before I die. Also got 332k miles out of an 89 caprice 305 which had a swiss cheese frame from rust and lack of undercoating before I got it.my plan is simple. i will not warm my car up, do short OCI’s, use expensive oil or filters, use oil additives, or take any other neurotic maintenance steps until i actually wear out my first engine. if and when that happens, and it hasn’t after 30 years of driving, i will reconsider.
I never impede traffic with my warm up method, there is rarely anyone behind me at 6am when I leave my apartment and by the time I get to the area where the traffic is busier, the engine is warm enough that I can drive it harder at that point.Except if you live in an area filled with "not smart" drivers behind you who won't let you drive "safely" when you in the 1500rpm or less range in the cold days morning commute.
The short answer is sometimes. The long answer describes when yes and when no. Unless you're "that guy" that feels it necessary to pull out in front of me and slowly creep up to speed, forcing me to jam on the brakes and slow down to 20 below the speed limit.Because it's been covered ad nauseum, the short answer is no, the longer more in-depth answer is No, nope, nada, no way, not even close. You need 10-15 secs and then go.
The scrap yards are full of bad engines and other components!Considering the amount of vehicles on the road and over 90% or better the owners never warm them up and the vehicle is just fine would tend to believe it isn't necessary to warm up. Otherwise the scrap yards would be full of bad engines and other components.
today many people complain about oil drinking.Considering the amount of vehicles on the road and over 90% or better the owners never warm them up and the vehicle is just fine would tend to believe it isn't necessary to warm up. Otherwise the scrap yards would be full of bad engines and other components.
Have you seen houses on the sides of a single lane per direction road in a 40mph(sorry practically 55) zone?I never impede traffic with my warm up method, there is rarely anyone behind me at 6am when I leave my apartment and by the time I get to the area where the traffic is busier, the engine is warm enough that I can drive it harder at that point.
Cool storyUnless you're "that guy" that feels it necessary to pull out in front of me and slowly creep up to speed, forcing me to jam on the brakes and slow down to 20 below the speed limit.
If you're that guy who cares only about himself and his car then the answer is always no. Otherwise yes, there is more to the answer then always no. Lol
What do you consider short OCIs?my plan is simple. i will not warm my car up, do short OCI’s, use expensive oil or filters, use oil additives, or take any other neurotic maintenance steps until i actually wear out my first engine. if and when that happens, and it hasn’t after 30 years of driving, i will reconsider.