do u let your car warm up? poll

[Halfwit]

how do u like to let your car warm up?

do u feel it is better to let it get to running temp before driving?

i dont let it get to full runnign temp, but i let it get to a steady idle,

id say i average around 2-3 minutes.

[The Yousef]

i do the 1 minute thing...

[GIXXERDK]

It IS better to let your car warmup

[chris13]

yea i give mine like maybe 5 minutes or so

[Nemesis]

I crank my car every morning then go back inside, and dont drive it until it reaches full operating temp. And if im forced to drive it cold for some reason, I stay completely out of boost. But my car thanks me for it, I mean look at how shes smiling in my avatar :D

[Sammich]

if its cold yea, but for the most part no. i just dnt drive it hard until it gets to the normal temperature..

[Bruce Leroy]

I HAVE to let my car warm up. If i don't then a CEL comes on and It won't rev over 4000 rpm....... ....... ..... I should really get that looked at.

[man]

rotary = warm that shit up

or stay below 3500rpm with 0 boost

[13Bracer]

yeah i let my car warm up pretty much to full running temp then i go:goodjob:

[an0therh22]

yep i wake up brush my teeth, shower than hit the remote start while gettting dressed 5 mins or so

[SampaGuy]

i wait until the high idle goes away, but if im in a real hurry i drive it but i dont go over 3k rpm until its warm. with the 240sx though i have to wait like 5 min or it will run like shit. bad coolant temp sensor, common on ca18s...

[SL33P3R]

Every morning i let her warm up all the way, but after school, i get out to my car and go, but it nromally warms up in school traffic, lol

[down_shift]

I hope in and go. I keep it under 3k until I reach "normal" temp. But I do let it sit if I run it hard ad then need to park it.

[GTScoob]

I'll normally let it idle for 30 secs or so before driving off and then I'll keep it under 3000 and out of boost until its warm.

I've always heard that its worse to let an engine idle up to its complete operating temp since the oil pressure is very low at idle.

[SE-Rious1]

10 min. for me cause i mean the oil has to circulate so less scaring on drivetrain parts

[Halfwit]

im with george in the morning, af work ect i start it , then go back inside for a few minuits..

[Nemesis]

im with george in the morning


You are? LOL

[SLiP-N-SLiDe]

I hit VTEC to warm it up in the mornings!

[EmminoDaGreat]

let it warm up

[Wurm]

i let it warm up when my windshield is frozen or if it is real cold outside nothing sucks more then getting in your car and having no heat for 5 minutes

[twinj]

i let my sit for about 15 minutes

[aaronfelipe]

I try and wait 30 seconds.

[Hektik]

remote start ftw.... crank it let it run for about ten minutes then ride out.... then let it idle for 3 minutes before shutting it down.....when i can...

[mikespeed95]

cold start, bang off the rev limiter till it reaches the H

[-S Double C-]

cold start, bang off the rev limiter till it reaches the H

:lmfao: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA LMAO that made my night :lmfao:

[Jecht]

I usually get in the car and let it run for a minute or two while I'm getting all my stuff situated and playing around with what CD to listen to. After that I keep it under 3k rpm for five minutes or until the heat is working well. Then I take it anywhere in the rpm range I want. You really have to take it up high in the rpm range to get it to accelerate quickly.

[Sol-Badguy]

I usually wait for running temp, but if I can't, I try to keep it under 3k.

[hemi]

Remote Start FTW... If I didn't have that I would just jump in and go...

[Five*Star*]

I drive easy for about the first 3-5 mins so the metal gets nice and warm, then I might give it a litlle gas after that. I usually always try to avoid redlining until it has been driven for at least 5 minutes.

[Hektik]

ok i have a question about this. my car will warm up like normal. then when i strat to drive the temp will drop. it only does it on cold days and i have the ac removed so the condenser is out of the way. when i say the temp drops it drops it will get all the way to cold. is it bad for the car since the motor is cold?

[Five*Star*]

ok i have a question about this. my car will warm up like normal. then when i strat to drive the temp will drop. it only does it on cold days and i have the ac removed so the condenser is out of the way. when i say the temp drops it drops it will get all the way to cold. is it bad for the car since the motor is cold?



It just sounds to me like your thermostat opened and circulated the hot coolant out, that's all.

[Hektik]

It just sounds to me like your thermostat opened and circulated the hot coolant out, that's all.
but it only does it when its cold out. and it goes all the way to cold like if i had just started the car...:thinking:

[Vteckidd]

fuck no, its a D series.

I crank it up, back that shit out an head to work. but i never shift over 3000rpms anyway

[sprix!]

I hit VTEC to warm it up in the mornings!My car will not allow me to go into Vtec until I have reached the full operating temperature... I wouldn't try it anyway tho.

[itz a jew]

i warm mine up with a quick redline up the hill and out the neighborhood.... lool

[blackboi50]

cold start, bang off the rev limiter till it reaches the H

+1:lmao:.......1

[thepolecat]

Start it and go and drive the shat out of it. Its a civic- if i blow the D15 then I can get a new one for like $300. no prob!

[Kyle]

I try to let it warm up when I can. I like listening to it idle, so I just get my music setup and shit, then it's time to go.

[1SICKLEX]

i start up and go. Stock cars don't need to warmup, all you are doing is polluting with the engine running in park.
If you are that worried about cold oil, switch to full synthetics.

[Halfwit]

bump.

[AtifSajid]

RL - summertime not that much. Winter time - a solid 5 minutes or more.
240 - warmup time regardless 5 minutes.
Maxima - dont drive that much...but about 30 seconds when i do.

[Sport1.3]

i always let it reach operating temp before i drive it. my car is really old and requires some babying lol. I give it ab 10-15 mins everymorning while im eating breakfast or doing whatever. believe me it will extend the life of your car to let it warm up befire you beat on it and then give it time to cool down after runs as well.

[AE86 Dorifto]

Cool down timers are awesome.

[devinwebb907]

when i had my car i would let it sit a good 20-45 seconds before starting, let the idle get steady and then some. now that i have my truck i just let the idle drop down and i put it in drive. runs like a soldier.

[mikespeed95]

i like to cold start my car and try to make sure if im at a meet i start to do a burnout or lay on it leaving asap. if possible, i try to hit rev limiter before i even have oil pressure by cold starting it with my foot on the floor.

[N/A EK]

I let my worm up for about 1-2min and than go.

[OneSlow5pt0]

Rotary..i let it warm all the way up,no matter what the weather is

[AnthonyF]

if it's cold I warm up to about 180º, if it's hot outside i don't let it warm up as long, i usually drive to warm it, but i shift under 2k rpm

[£G2♣]

some times i let it warm up....when im in a rush i just start and go lol

[seniosoul]

My uncle is a mechanic and he said the car should be warmed even in the summer time.
But the car that im driving. . .it doesn't matter to me b/c its a corolla -_-

[JDMBeau]

shit i got a d15b7, i let it warm up maybe like a minute for the heater to get nice and warm, and go.

[silver]

I usually always wait a few minutes... either wait for a steady idle or i wait for the temp needle start to move at least, lol

[Flip]

I like to crank it with my foot on the gas and just let it bounce off of the rev limiter until it's warmed up. That way i don't have to drive it while its cold.

[caseyT]

I usually let mine warm up for 3-4minutes

[Tasuki_Civic]

how do u like to let your car warm up?

do u feel it is better to let it get to running temp before driving?

i dont let it get to full runnign temp, but i let it get to a steady idle,

id say i average around 2-3 minutes.


i do the same

[an0therh22]

what are the pros and cons of letting ur car warm up?

[superboost]

ill tuning with the ms&s cold start means I have to let it warm up. My car dosn't even gain composure for the first 3 mins of starting.

[ZEDEX32]

I let it idle for about two min/ and first ten minutes of driving I never reach over 3000 RPMs

[shavedcivic]

hell yeah, i have to let my compressor make air.

[JennB]

Nope. I get in, turn on the seat heaters and go. I'll sit for a minute if there is ice but the damn thing warms up in like 34 seconds.

Even when I lived up north, it took maybe 3 minutes to completely de-ice all of the windows with snow and ice on them.

[eViLMunkey]

Always warm it up to full temp, then spray water on my radiator. .

[06SilverBullet]

I crank my car every morning then go back inside, and dont drive it until it reaches full operating temp. And if im forced to drive it cold for some reason, I stay completely out of boost. But my car thanks me for it, I mean look at how shes smiling in my avatar :D

I do the same thing for my wagon George...

Mark :goodjob:

[eViLMunkey]

Nope. I get in, turn on the seat heaters and go. I'll sit for a minute if there is ice but the damn thing warms up in like 34 seconds.

Even when I lived up north, it took maybe 3 minutes to completely de-ice all of the windows with snow and ice on them. what do you drive that can warm up that quick. .

[~The_Duke~]

what do you drive that can warm up that quick. .

It is a mini, there isnt alot there to warm up\cool down...lol

[OneSlow5pt0]

It is a mini, there isnt alot there to warm up\cool down...lol

yea,i have like 10 mins of warming up,lol

[SPOOLIN]

on my built motors i usually wont even back them out of the garage or anything until it runs for atleast 2 mins from a cold start.

My daily car, i crank it and let it run for a few seconds to get the blood flowing and then i drive it easy for a few miles. Then drive it normal.

[babowc]

hm..
i cant tell anymore if my car is @ operating temps or not..
bad gauge cluster.
warm up for 2-3 mins and go easy.
under 3krpm.

10-15 mins.. ill be blowing smoke all over the place from bad valve seals that lets the oil accumulate lol..

[Reaper-D]

I worm mine up to full running temt before i drive her!!

[bdydrpdmazda]

Its always below zero here in Alaska so I start mine about 30-45 mins before I leave so it isnt as cold when I leave and then I leave it running while Im inside stores resturaunts or anything else.

[slow_hatch]

I'll run out in my pajamas in the morning and start it, and set the defroster on low and run back in side. That way the inside will be slightly warm when I come back out after getting ready for work. So it usually idles for around 10 minutes or so. If for some reason I cant get outside to warm it up first, i still let it idle for about a minute and stay below 3k and out of boost :goodjob:

[Tatiana]

I drive a PT Cruiser (no laughing) and that motor uses a choking mechanism to start the cold engine (wait...do all cars use choking? i dunno...). but anyway, if i start driving on a cold engine with that rich air/fuel mixture, the engine is peppier (read: more fun) for a few minutes, but i got the 4-speed and it can't keep up with the engine's peppy revs. can't be good for my tranny. so i let it warm up to fool operating temp.

[Vuongy_Dong]

I have remote start on my EK, so i just start it in morning, then go take a shower.

[ShooterMcGavin]

not recommended for my car to "warm up" so i just start up and go. of course that doesn't mean i beat up on it before it does actually warm up though :goodjob:

[Ran]

not recommended for my car to "warm up" so i just start up and go.That's because Audi wants you to break something and half to bring it in and pay for repairs. Doesn't help that Audi's have horrendous repair costs. :lmao:

Seriously though, why would they not recommend you letting the car warm up? :???:

[ShooterMcGavin]

That's because Audi wants you to break something and half to bring it in and pay for repairs. Doesn't help that Audi's have horrendous repair costs. :lmao:

Seriously though, why would they not recommend you letting the car warm up? :???:
right, that's why i have free maintenance service for the first 4 yrs and 50k miles? :thinking:

[Ran]

right, that's why i have free maintenance service for the first 4 yrs and 50k miles? :thinking:So does my father's Tacoma. :dunno:

You didn't answer my question though.

[VooDooXII]

I drive a Volkswagen Golf TDi...I let it idle for a bit before I drive off and before I turn the car off.

Someone said it was good practice since the car was turbocharged...I still don't fully understand why to do so though...

[AirMax95]

10 minutes, full operating temp

[Ran]

I drive a Volkswagen Golf TDi...I let it idle for a bit before I drive off and before I turn the car off.

Someone said it was good practice since the car was turbocharged...I still don't fully understand why to do so though...http://www.mr2.com/TEXT/TurboTimers.html :goodjob:

[VooDooXII]

Awesome...that cleared my doubts out.

Thanks!

[sleepys4]

I dont take off untill the coolant is warm, which takes about 10 min. Even then i don't boost untill the oil temp gets to 150.

[JDMJAYDC2]

I have remote start on my EK, so i just start it in morning, then go take a shower.


same here i start it hit the snooze button one more time then get ready for work by the time im downstairs the car is pretty warm!

[CompEngineer]

I will if I have the time before work. I do notice that my car does run a lot worse if I dont let it warm up a bit. I mostly notice it when I shift gears when its cold. Its really rough, but once its a little warm then its smooths out.

[Lownismo17]

i used to not let my car warm up but now with the 1000cc injectors and 272 cams i have no choice

[Maki]

i like to know my rings and rods have expanded and set before i go out lol. i like my motor so i think i wont blow it up today

[NoNafs]

I'd say I average 2-3 seconds.