Truth or not so much?
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Truth or not so much?
Idling to warm up is murder on the engine. Condensation and acids build up in the oil...
Opinions or facts appreciated.
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The guy is an idiot. The big push away from warming up cars has everything to do with "global warming". They're trying to cut down on emissions.
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After searching the web a bit it appears that a lot of people disagree with me. Fine. I'm still not recommending just starting a car up and driving away without some time to warm up, especially when it's 9 degrees outside like yesterday morning.
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I tend to agree with you. Global warming or not...I'm not going to get in my truck when it's below freezing outside, crank it over, and then just let the clutch out and drive away.
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This will most likely forever be debated. I've read quite a few of these threads and some opinions from some pro's. From the info I gathered, on FI cars that can take right off, is to start it up and run it until it idles down, then start driving. Don't get WOT on it, but do start driving it fairly easy. You aren't doing it any favors by idling.
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Originally Posted by RangerPilot
I tend to agree with you. Global warming or not...I'm not going to get in my truck when it's below freezing outside, crank it over, and then just let the clutch out and drive away.
If it's freezing cold out. I am not driving with the window down and with my head sticking out to see the road. The old girls still keep kicking and I will keep warming them up.
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The last couple of vehicles my wife has had, have recommended "non-stationary" warm-ups. Which to them meant you can get in and drive right away, but that you shouldn't put a medium or heavy load on the engine until it's warmed-up. There's no mention of a stationary warm-up being bad for the engine, they just state that warming the engine-up sitting there is a waste of gas and moving the car with a cold engine under a light load doesn't cause any harm. So in essence they're still saying you need to warm-up the engine, they just say do it putting along.
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I dont think that warming up the engine is necassarily bad for your car, but most people that warm up their engine before driving off think that being the engine is warm they can just drive off like they are in a race, when in fact your transmission and rear end is still cold. I personally start the car, adjust the radio and drive off. Than again I dont live in a very cold climate either.
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Since I am a veteran automobile driver, (been driving and owning cars since 1966). I believe that it is better for your ride to warm it up a bit, especially if you are in cold weather. What has always cracked me up though, is people who start their vehicles and let them run 20 or 30 minutes before driving. I saw a lady down the street this morning do so as I walked my dog. She started the car as I walked by, then thrity minutes later as I came back by, the car was still running. And it was 52 DEGREES out this morning in Las Vegas. My goodness, some people are devoid of any grey matter in their heads at all!
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Wow that really is sad smokestone52.
I start my truck, adjust whatever (radio, temp controls, stuff in the console, check my cell phone, put my seatbelt on, etc.), and then once the idle gets below 1000, drive away. But I don't get on it too much until it's hit at least 180* on the water temp gauge.
I start my truck, adjust whatever (radio, temp controls, stuff in the console, check my cell phone, put my seatbelt on, etc.), and then once the idle gets below 1000, drive away. But I don't get on it too much until it's hit at least 180* on the water temp gauge.
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I've been encouraging my wife to warm up her truck all winter and according to my last Blackstone report this has raised the fuel dilution a bit but no extra wear on the engine was detected. Actually for almost 10K on the OCI it looked really good.
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I keep two of my vehicles in a garage and I keep my garage heated to at least 35 degrees (when it's well below zero). And my 3rd daily driver sits outside plugged in. I have to keep it plugged in or it wouldn't start. When we were having 30-40 below zero windchill the last couple of weeks, it didn't start when it was plugged in. Had to go get a new battery.
52 degrees and people are starting their cars to warm up....give me a break. If we had 52 degrees here, I'd be in shorts and out on the golf course sucking down to cold ones.
I let my vehicle that sits outside warm up a bit just to get the heater going so I'm not freezing my butt off trying to drive.
52 degrees and people are starting their cars to warm up....give me a break. If we had 52 degrees here, I'd be in shorts and out on the golf course sucking down to cold ones.
I let my vehicle that sits outside warm up a bit just to get the heater going so I'm not freezing my butt off trying to drive.