how long do you let your car warm up
 

How long does everyone let their car warm up if its warm and when its cold and is there an advantage/disadvantage to it?

Thanks.

Starting the engine is the main culprit of engine wear. When you go out in the morning and crank on it. All of the engines oil has drained to tbe bottom of the pan. So when you start it..., the engine begins to circulate the oil.

So if you start up and take off, then you are running the engine before it has a chance to lubricate it self.

Now as far as warming up..., I do it hot or cold weather. If you ever noticed that when you start the auto it revs higher on idle than it does after you drive it to the stop sign or light.

So to find the optimum rpm to let you know when your auto is warm go out in the morning and start it up and watch the tack. It'll settle down somewhere around 1000 rpm's. When you notice the idle calm down, look at the tack this is where I warm my auto to on every start. It usually takes a song and a half or two songs on the radio to get it warm.

I hope this helps you.

Necessary?

thats what i try to do as well, get it around 1k. As for if it's necessary, he said it is a cause of wear and tear, so if you want your engine to last longer and stay in better shape then yes. But i dont think you will see any 'instant' damage if you do go before it warms up

The damage is long term as in it takes a while for it to break down but when it does. Your'e screwed. It's kind of like asking why should I change my oil??? Because you want your car to last. Autos are an investment. the better care of them you take the longer it lasts. The more preventive maintenance you do the less catastrophic maintenance you have to repair.


Chicks usually never warm up the cars...., if that's the category you want to be placed in keep driving it cold.

It's just a good habit to get into just like parking way out in a parking lot. Think about all of the moving parts inside your engine and then imagine them running with no oil and you tell us if it's a must or not.

Its takes me a good half an hour for my car to warm up cuz its spring and it jus snowed in chicago
Can u imagine in the winter time
It takes that long cuz I want my car to have the heat working so when I get in the car I won't freeze to death

well god knows i don't want to be NEAR any category related to women and driving. :)

Huh?I'm lost :dunno:

someone must have erased it, they just said women don't warm up cars. just joking its all in fun.

It's just good common sense to let the car run for a few before you jet.