Is it necessary warming up the car in the morning?
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Is it necessary warming up the car in the morning?
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Is it necessary warming up the car in the morning? If so, how long?
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Is it necessary warming up the car in the morning? If so, how long?
Thanks in advance.
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Yeah if its spring or summer, i usually just get in and go, but take it easy for a little while. If its winter, I usually let it sit running until the temp needle starts to move, then I drive but take it easy until fully warmed up.
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It's necessary if you have any kind of an aftermarket cam! But even on my old Z I always let it sit for at least a couple of minutes (unless I was late for work and even then I still gave her a minute)
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A few issues of Popular Mechanics ago they did a write-up on it. The verdict was that modern cars don't need to warm up at all. I still let mine sit until the temp gauge starts to move and don't get on it at all. I don't like seeing the oil pressure at 80 psi.
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+1 for idlin til it the temp gauge starts to move, and usually try to keep her under 2500 until full temp is reached. idling for more than 5 minutes is a waste,and yeah really modern cars don't need to be warmed up, but I do let her circulate the oil a bit/warm up very gently....then beat it like it owes me money
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I usually let the motor go through its cold start routine, let it come back down to a somewhat normal idle speed before driving off, otherwise it wants to idle at 1200 rpm until I come to a complete stop and allow the routine to finish