2007-08-16 13:14:48 · 6 answers · asked by jimmy 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
If you are going to idle for more than a minute, you should turn the car off. It may not be very bad for it but it wastes gas.
It is okay to start the car and drive off, but you should drive gently until it warms up. No high RPMs and no heavy throttle foot until the engine is warm. It will also warm up faster if you are driving instead of just idling.
2007-08-16 13:24:18 · answer #1 · answered by Aldo the Apache 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on where you live. I used in the northwest about a hlaf hour from the canadian border. You didn't really have a choice but to warm your car up in the winter. But in all reality letting the vehicle idle will cause no more wear than simply driving the vehicle. Some believe that this causes more engine wear but I don't see how as the engines rpms are low. The only thing you have to worry about is your gas prices.
2007-08-17 04:12:57 · answer #2 · answered by haydensdaddytobe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your going to be idling for more than a couple of minutes, you're better off shutting off the engine. Long periods of idling can cause or contribute to overheating, and may increase engine wear because the oil pressure is lower. When starting from a cold engine wait from 30 seconds to two minutes before driving away, and drive easy for the first five minutes or so.
2007-08-16 13:28:07 · answer #3 · answered by Tony D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A car engine likes to run..as long its properly maintained. Like..cooling system works...etc.
Warming it up can't hurt it neither. when the gauge raised anywhere inside the bracket u are ready to go.
2007-08-16 13:23:43 · answer #4 · answered by CuriosityKills 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Idle is neutral. Neutral can't hurt. And I had one car that was totally hydraulic driven - warming up was really mandatory, but my so says warming up the VW GTI is unnecessary.
2007-08-16 13:23:47 · answer #5 · answered by Bev B 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nope.
2007-08-16 13:22:26 · answer #6 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋