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Hey guys everytime I get in my car, I always wait for the car to warm up at least one little bar or wen the rpms drop lower than 1k. Is this nesseccary? Cuz I've seen others just hop in their car and go. Just wondering if any of you do the same
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Keep doing what your doing, especially when its cold outside. Its a great idea to have the oil warmed up and lubricating everything before driving. Its worth the extra few minutes to wait. I feel so bad for people engines when they just hop in on a cold day and take off in them.
Even on a warm day you should wait at least a minute before taking off. I read that everything (in the engine) should be lubricated by then. Dont want any metal on metal friction while driving!
Even on a warm day you should wait at least a minute before taking off. I read that everything (in the engine) should be lubricated by then. Dont want any metal on metal friction while driving!
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supposedly you should be able to just start it right up and take off as long asu keep the rpms low, but me personally, i wait for that one bar as well, just cant justify taking off after a cold start overnight
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I get in the car and drive right away... but I won't drive the car hard until it gets warmed up. You can tell when you start the car on a cold day it feels "stiff"... so I don't think it'll be too good to start pushing the car right away.
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On a cold day, I start it up and wait about 2-3 min and wait for the rpm drop. When I drive it, I keep it around 2 - 2.5k rpm and would only go harder once the oil temp. is at the correct point.
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I use the "one-bar rule", unless you're in a crazy hurry, late for work etc, then just don't get on it past 2500-3000 and you'll be fine!
Just listen to uncle KRACKA above..
Just listen to uncle KRACKA above..
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i read somewhere that waiting till the car warms up is actually not good sometimes coz you drive with a warm engine and a cold transmission...you're supposed to drive it and take it easy until you hit the operating temps so everything's warmed up. not sure how accurate that is though.
i do warm my car up a lil bit everytime before driving it.
i found this too:
http://blog.autonation.com/2010/12/0...efore-driving/
i do warm my car up a lil bit everytime before driving it.
i found this too:
http://blog.autonation.com/2010/12/0...efore-driving/
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