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11-28-2012, 02:54 AM | #126 | |
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11-28-2012, 07:50 AM | #127 |
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11-28-2012, 08:00 AM | #128 |
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I let mine warm up for 10 minutes before i drive it, i also have remote start and live in Michigan (which is currently cold as balls) so it works out well.
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11-28-2012, 08:04 AM | #129 |
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10 min... Then when I get in her she is nice and warm
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11-28-2012, 09:47 AM | #130 | ||
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11-28-2012, 09:59 AM | #131 |
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11-28-2012, 11:14 AM | #132 |
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I just wait until the blue temp light on the dash goes away and the the revs drop to normal idle usually. I have a 2012 Impreza Premium sedan.
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11-28-2012, 11:16 AM | #133 |
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About 90 seconds when its cold outside, this is usually when the needle drops from ~2000 RPM to ~1550 RPM. Then I drive really pokey until the blue temp light on the dash goes out.
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11-28-2012, 11:20 AM | #134 |
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10-15 minutes.
I live close to work. It's -20C and below in the mornings now. I like to at least get my car to operating temp before i arrive at work. |
11-28-2012, 01:18 PM | #135 | |
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I don't warm my car up. I try to keep it at 2K RPMs or less before it's fully warmed up, but other than that, no. |
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11-28-2012, 01:40 PM | #136 |
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You have heard of flat foot shifting? Well I do flat foot starting. Pedal to the floor then drop the clutch when it starts.
Seriously... any more than 15 seconds when its above freezing is too long. When it is -20 I would recommend at least 2-3 minutes. |
11-28-2012, 02:27 PM | #137 |
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11-28-2012, 06:23 PM | #138 |
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Well I Warm my car for about 10 to 15 Minutes .
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11-28-2012, 11:05 PM | #139 |
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Funny I just took a National Safety Council defensive driving course today, they clearly state not to idle at all; even in the coldest winter days. Just drive it slow out of your neighborhood. Cold idling actually harms your engine. Look up the link posted above by SWP n GOLD.
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11-29-2012, 08:21 AM | #140 |
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That is honestly the dumbest thing I've ever heard anybody say. If "cold idling" hurts your car, then how would driving at 3k RPM under load cold not? Especially for us built motor folks, letting our motors reach operating temps is crucial. Forged pistons take significantly longer to warm up and expand compared to hypercast, which is why you often hear piston slap in built motors.
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11-29-2012, 08:51 AM | #141 |
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30 seconds at most then one of the ways I go in the morning starts with the first 3 miles downhill and ten of the first fifteen are all down, the other way there's a short downhill and then a 1/2 mile steep uphill. On cold mornings I try to go the first way and coast the majority of the dh distance. I've found that my cars really like this but rolling like that with no load on the drivetrain the car takes forever to warm up inside but I know it's the best way for the tranny, etc. to come up to temp.
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11-29-2012, 06:26 PM | #142 |
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Im from sweden and right now its -2 degrees outside normaly i let it idle for 30 secs and then i go , never reving over 2500 when oil temp is outside the 60+ degrees range and never run full before 85-90 Been working with all my cars even my previous Nissans with highly tuned engines! And if it work on a Nissan engine it should work on any as their bearings are really squishy so to speak
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11-29-2012, 07:14 PM | #143 |
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7 minutes
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11-29-2012, 07:15 PM | #144 |
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longer if under 25
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11-29-2012, 07:59 PM | #145 |
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This morning I let it idle for about 3 mins before I got in and drove off....just long enough to scrape all the ice off my windows. Was under 30 this morning in Joisey!
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11-29-2012, 08:02 PM | #146 |
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depends if im late which is kinda usual
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11-29-2012, 10:44 PM | #147 |
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I don't warm her up. I started her on the first day we met at the dealership and she's been running ever since.
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11-29-2012, 11:10 PM | #148 |
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I personally just start and go. Of course I keep the revs low until the car is at the appropriate operating temperature. But I don't really like to let the car sit to warm up, because during that time period, it's burning fuel, which equals a waste of money.
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11-30-2012, 08:55 AM | #150 | |
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So not sure if this applies in cars or not, but at least in the snowmobile (and to some extent, PWC's) world, you have to let engines with forged pistons warm up until the heat exchangers have some heat. If you start it and then get on the throttle too much, the pistons expand faster than the cylinders, and you get an instant cold seizure! |
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