After I put my car to rest for a night, should i warm up my car's engine when i start it the next day?
Is warming up the engine after the starting the car will prolong the engine's life?
2007-03-26 00:47:05 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
About 30 seconds to one minute is all you need. Engines prefer to warm up while under light load, so simply drive gently until it finishes warming up. This also saves gas and pollution, and gets you where you're going sooner.
2007-03-26 02:36:47 · answer #1 · answered by Me 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, this comes from older cars with problems they will not run until warmed up, due to bad choke. The only thing to help motors on cold starts is Synthetic oil or oil additives, they leave a coating on engine parts, so the upper part of engine isn't dry when you start it.
2007-03-26 00:54:13 · answer #2 · answered by James B 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
With modern fuel injection all you need is 30 sec and up to 2 minutes for the real cold days. Drive of gently for the first mile or two, this is the best form of warm up. If you want to save wear and tear on cold starts use a block heater and synthetic oil for the winter months.
2007-03-26 01:07:18 · answer #3 · answered by wheeler 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no need to warm the car up, it is actually better to drive it lightly until it is warm because this will allow the tranny to warm up as well. If you let it warm up at idle then the engine is getting warm and the tranny is staying cold.
2007-03-26 01:00:33 · answer #4 · answered by budddavid 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When your engine is cold there is more friction,this causes wear,at idle (800rpm)there is less wear than driving it at 2000rpm,Most engine wear is at start up till 160deg.So let it warm up for longer engine life.
2007-03-26 01:05:45 · answer #5 · answered by Bird 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
YES, WARMING IT UP FOR 5 MINUTES IS GOOD FOR THE ENGINE, AND TRANSMISSION TOO..
2007-03-26 00:49:59 · answer #6 · answered by drift_92000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if ur car is old model running on carburetter pls do warm up if it is mpfi no need to warm up
2007-03-26 00:49:50 · answer #7 · answered by delta 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally, you only need to run it long enough to get oil pressure (about 5 seconds). If your windows are iced up, I would run it longer to defrost them.
2007-03-26 00:52:52 · answer #8 · answered by Lab 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
let your car idle for a minute or so it is all that is needed read your manual
2007-03-26 00:51:51 · answer #9 · answered by 51 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋