Warming up engine..

[Stix Zadinia]

yeah, but the thing is my car won't turn over a few times, it normally catches pretty much after i hit the key (like they should) - i don't think i'll be getting oil pressure to the top of the case, i would be cranking and switching off for quite a while

i just fix my tappets/hydraulic lifters/cam lobes etc when they get noisy, or go to a thicker oil.

[Jim]

just start the bastard, let it run for a couple of minutes so everything has a nice flow of oil, then drive it gently until it's warm. don't load it up and don't rev it too hard.

[Stix Zadinia]

ooo ooo or you could buy some of that stuff from bright ideas, that rehones cylinders and stuff. and reverses years of engine wear..

maybe mix it with some magnatec and you'll have an engine that never wears out!

[Shonky]

VW manual reccomds never warming up your car by letting it sit idling, but driving it gently untill it is warm

Same thing in the M3 manual.

[Guido]

The Fiat motor is making over 30 pounds within ~3 seconds of firing. I get in and drive it straight away, keeping the revs as low as possible without labouring the motor. The water temp gets up real quick (factory bypass system works a treat) but the oil temp takes considerably longer.

[karl_2ltGC]

Any car i own, fire it up, idle for about 5 secs, then take off the road shifting around 2-3grand. Nothing more than 1/2throttle until i see a bit of water temp, then just drive as you wish.

[Adsy08]

I used to warm up my car for a minute or two, but after reading this thread have found it is a WOFTAM (waste of fu$king time an money) so i just gently drive it to the temp gauge is off the 'C'. Cheers for the advice.

Adsy.

[dougiefresh]

I thought the point of warming the car up was to allow the oil to warm up - not for oil pressure?

[rexxxy]

Car manurfacturers advise not to sit the car at idle and allow the engine to warm up for concern over carbon monoxide build up rather than being better or worse for the engine.

[Crash Dummy]

These days i fire up the Astra let it idle for about 30 seconds while i look around me make sure i'm not going to run over anything, stick something in the CD player and generally get comfortable. By the time i get out of my home town to the highway my temp gauge is registering a couple of mm above cold then i'm a little more willing to get up it. Thats about 4 minutes before i'll give it a little poke but still won't rev it hard.

[nui]

Same thing in the M3 manual.

Doesnt need to be fancy european cars to hvae that printed in the manual!

My 85 corolla says that too :p

[Shonky]

Doesnt need to be fancy european cars to hvae that printed in the manual!

My 85 corolla says that too :p

Fair enough. I just remember specifically seeing it in my fancy european car manual. I don't remember reading it in the VL manual or the camira manual before that. Was probably in there though.

My point was simply that BMW say not to let an engine idle to warm up.

Although carbon monoxide may be an concern, idling to warm up will take longer and the most damage is done when an engine/oil etc is cold.

[TonyJZX]

By the time I put on my driving glasses, leather gloves, put on a good mp3 track on me ipod, wait for the garage door to go up, the electric gate to open, that's one minute already.

T.

[Weightz]

I thought the point of warming the car up was to allow the oil to warm up - not for oil pressure?

Yes u are right but no oil pressure- car no go or u fuck it.
So are u saiding if the car is warming ok and the oil light is still on (with no oil pressure) you will drive it. I don`t thing so, I would be smart and check the oil (so oil pressure is important on start up)

[Weightz]

yeah, but the thing is my car won't turn over a few times, it normally catches pretty much after i hit the key (like they should) - i don't think i'll be getting oil pressure to the top of the case, i would be cranking and switching off for quite a while

i just fix my tappets/hydraulic lifters/cam lobes etc when they get noisy, or go to a thicker oil.

Maybe not, why not try it.