Jigen

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I know this sounds like a ridiculous question, but I recently read on a few websites that letting your car idle until it warms up is actually bad for the vehicle. They said this pertains more to newer cars and that with newer synthetic oils all you are doing is burning fuel. I also read this:

"incomplete combustion means that fuel residues can condense on cylinder walls, contaminate engine oil and clog spark plugs."

Now I am just wondering should I be concerned with warming up my LS1? I have always liked warming up my car in the winter just because I like driving in a nice warm car. Now I just wonder if I should stop all together.

EastTnZ28

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It dosen't matter. I have a diesel truck and on the coldest mornings I jump in it, start it and leave for work.

JerseyLS1TA

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same here but its in a garage, but its not heated, and i just dont run up the rpm's past 1500 until it reaches operating temps. been doin this for years

janaka

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i don't drive an LS1 in the winter but i get in my car start it and drive away, 15seconds tops before i'm on the road.. both my 4cyl civic and v6 accord... i don't even think anyhting of it. start it, drive it. the best way to warm up an engine is to drive not idle i'm told. as for wear and tear on it, no where in my manuals does it tell me to do any different. plus no one really reads the manuals anyway (but me obviously)

newton

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1500 is a bit low. I usually start it and let it sit for 10-15 seconds, and just take it easy for the first mile or two.

67RSCamaroVette

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it's good for the valvesprings to have some warmth to them before they get RPM's.. a short warmup time is good, especailly for cars with piston slap, the pistons fit better in the bores once they're warm, and it decreases wear.

I coast my car back into the street, point it in the direction i'm going, start it, floor it until redline, bang it into gear, and bounce off the rev limiter until I have to brake. Something tells me it's not good for it, though. we'll see how long it lasts.

Rowdy94

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Nope. You're good to go!

1994Z28Lt1

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if the engine runs how it should incomplete combustion is a non issue, if anything it will take a little longer to reach closed loop but otherwise warming up an engine is not bad for it, in very cold climates its a necessity.

keep doing what your doing you aren't doing anything thats bad for an ls1 (or pretty much any engine) by warming it up before driving

Camaro396

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hey guys I was wondering, I have a camero, and its got 101k on it, I have had it since it was new, should I change the oil?

SoLow

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u have oil in it ? ? ? oil is over rated

myTreadZz

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What's oil?

NHRAMAN

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SPELLED....CAMARO....

JTH2000SS

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lol, you almost made me fall out of my chair

LS1SS01

lol Some people didn't even get that was a joke. Anyways, I don't think letting it warm up will hurt anything. It's only the diesels that you have to let the glow plugs warm up and in the cold weather have the heater plugged in.

sixvi6-camaro

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letting the car sit in place to warm up has a problem though.. you still have a transmission and rearend that will not heat up at all sitting in place. I'd rather drive the car and heat the entire driveline up at the same time rather than heat the engine and drive an ice cold trans and rearend.

Gun5

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the engine is fully lubricated in like 1-2 seconds so I wouldnt even worry about that just take it easy until the needle starts to move..

SchultzLT1

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Semi's sit there idling most of the night while the driver sleeps so he has heat. In no way is idling bad for the motor. Revving however is a different story.

Arc00TA

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I generally let mine run for about5 minutes before I get in it and drive away. I didn't do this at first and when I changed the oil there was a massive amount of gray fuzz on the plug each time. I started letting it warm up and now I get nothing on the plug each time. Solid enough evidence for me to let it warm up.

waldershrek

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I have always started my vehicles 5-10 minutes early and let them run and have had no problems. However everybody I've seen start a cold car right up and burn tire down the road have had problems so.....

89camaroiroc

i let mine warm up cause it's been really cold latley,and u can tell a diff from when it's cold to when it reaches oper temp