2007-01-01 04:24:32 · 15 answers · asked by kanpra1 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
The thought now is to get the oil circulating, then SLOWLY drive the car until is warms up. This warms the engine up and gets all the moisture out of it quicker.
2007-01-01 04:27:18 · answer #1 · answered by samfrio 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes it is good for the car. Let it warm up for about 20-30 seconds helps the motor get oil through it and also if you have an automatic transmission it helps oil get started through it to. In cold weather you let it run longer, 1 or 2 minutes. I don't know what manual that one guys looking at but every vechile I've owned has it in the owners manual to let the motor warm up a few seconds. I'm 60 years old and I've never heard jump in and go. It's not old school it's smart school to, let it warm up a little before driving off.
We have a 2002 GMC Sonoma and a 2005 Chevy Equinox and the owners manual, says in both of them, to let the motor warm up for a few seconds. letting it run for more than that is consuming gas. People setting an letting the car idle while they talk on a cell phone with the A/C on are wasting alot of gas. Letting the car run while your shopping is wasting gas.
Letting it warm up a little bit will save you money on major repairs in the future. It will make the motor last longer.
2007-01-01 12:45:59 · answer #2 · answered by kingcobra_47 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You dont have to really but. If you have a high performance engine whether it is natural aspiration or forced induction then you should let it warm up. If you try to run a cold big boost turbo car then the oil wont be warm enough to circulate properly and you will kill the turbo (or supercharger). If it is N/A then you could hurt the valvetrain or crack a rod or piston. Keep in mind this is for performance. Factory turbo cars you should let warm up also but not to such a high extent. If it is performance then 190 degrees F. is perfect. If not then 80-90 is good.
2007-01-01 12:37:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
tell it run for about 2 to 3 mins that will get your oil warm and get the air flowing good tho the motor and that will warm your water up to so you will have some heat in the car so you don't have to be so cold will driveing i own a 1990 Dodge Omni and i tell it run for about 3 mins or intell the RPM gauge goes down to about 900 or 1000 RPM's and that will make your motor not run so fast when it cold Hope this helps
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2007-01-01 13:23:40 · answer #4 · answered by davedebo198305 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would think it depends on how cold your vehicle gets, not that I've been to alaska but I've heard they have posts similar to what you'd find a meter on that you plug your car into to prevent freezing. If you don't push the car after a "quick" warm up things will be fine ... I wouldn't recommend hard driving on a cold care but then again I'm the type to try to prevent damage (my cars 10 yrs old and hasn't had a major repair yet ... and it goes from extreme heat of FL to the cold winter of NY
2007-01-01 12:33:26 · answer #5 · answered by Chele 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the most you need to actually warm up a car is no more than 20 seconds. in cold or warm weather, this is the same. you just need to give the engine enough time to get the oil moving around.
anything past that is a waste of gas, mechanical time the car has in its life, etc.
2007-01-01 12:28:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
not anymore. back in the day when cars were not electronically fuel injected, and used carborators, one would have to get things going, pump some gas etc. today, people probably just warm up the car for heat. who wants to get into a freezing cold car.
2007-01-01 12:33:40 · answer #7 · answered by practicalwizard 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is really, really, really cold (like below zero) a little warming (a few to 5 min.) I think would be good, otherwise no. Just drive slow and easy for the first mile.
2007-01-01 12:33:53 · answer #8 · answered by victorschool1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Get in, start it up, drive away. Warming up a car is a stone-age procedure that wastes a lot of fuel and dumps a lot of crap into the air. Most any car manual will tell you the same thing.
2007-01-01 12:27:49 · answer #9 · answered by Me again 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
1 minute does you engine and auto transmission good unless extreme cold as defined by you car book then follow the manufactures recommendations
2007-01-01 14:14:10 · answer #10 · answered by ben e 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋