How long do u idle your car before driving it?
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i have 2 sets of keys, so i'll start the car lock it, and go do stuff, sometimes, i take a really long time :dunno: or i'll be waiting on my room mate (going to school)
I let it warm up until the oil pressure gets below 4 kg/cm^2 at idle. My oil analysis comes back with below normal wear (top and bottom end) every time with this method so I think I'll stick with it.
If it's warm outside I start up and drive away gently. If it's cold outside I idle for a minute or two at most. I don't like to idle my car for extended periods of time.
Not to long (25-45 seconds) i don't boost it at all until it gets up to a normal heat level in the engine so it evens out i guess
MRSUPRA said:
I think this is the closest thing to right that I've seen. Toyota calls for it to idle for AT LEAST 10 seconds before driving. I wait a few seconds after I start it and then start counting to 10seconds in my head. I then slowly let off the clutch without giving it gas until first gear is fully engaged.
I also do not put load on my engine until it is fully warmed up
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I just start it up and wait for my CD to start playing... it's some cheap POS that takes about 15-20 secs to load the mp3 files i guess. Then i drive off and wait for it to warm up.
I seen it written, and maybe it was IJ that posted it, Sure the engine may be warm when you let it sit and idle, but the trans/diff wont be.
If I'm running late to school it's straight out the garage and boosting once I hit the highway (the gauge will normally already be on the rise by then)
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But I always let the oil pressure build up, no matter the circumstances.
I seen it written, and maybe it was IJ that posted it, Sure the engine may be warm when you let it sit and idle, but the trans/diff wont be.
If I'm running late to school it's straight out the garage and boosting once I hit the highway (the gauge will normally already be on the rise by then)
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But I always let the oil pressure build up, no matter the circumstances.
most important part is not to let your engine get normal working temperature, but to let oil to spread thourgh out the engine (except u're running forged internals )
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Nick M, Toyota recomends such short warm up time because of ecology regulations, on new cars manufacturers even recomend not to idle your car at all, but it doesnt mean that it's good for out engines
the first about ten or so minutes after i start her i go down a hill so i just start and go or warm it up while gettin the finishing shit i needa get done inside. my girlfriend usually requests me to warm her up..
Ill believe nick. He knows his shit. If he has owned his car for this long and hasnt broken anything, I dont second guess his word.
As a matter of fact. +1 to him
As a matter of fact. +1 to him
Ok, now we know how long you let it idle, but I have another question.
How long do you LOOK at your car before you drive it?
I find I'm staring at it for no apparent reason for a good 30 seconds before and after I drive it LOL
How long do you LOOK at your car before you drive it?
I find I'm staring at it for no apparent reason for a good 30 seconds before and after I drive it LOL
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Yeah, me too, what's up with that???? I check out my car after I park it as I'm walking away and also when I approach it. I don't know, I just like the way it looks. I'm sure the novelty will wear off in a couple of years.:biglaugh:bigaaron said:
My wife will be even more jealous than she is now, that is, if she's still my wife by then....bigaaron said:
haha. Northeast ohio cold 30 degree nights now. I let her warm up for 5 minutes or so. She runs really rough cold, the tranny really hates running cold and won't go into second running redline heavy shockproof. I prefer to let the car idle until the revs drop, the oil pressure starts coming down, and the temp gauge just starts to move. Sometimes can take quite a while. but I havne't had any problems and idling doesn't really use that much gas at all (compared to 12psi at 5krpm).
I would like to add that I am guilty of checking out my car when I see it in the driveway, or when I come out of a store. There's nothing better than seeing your car in a crowded parking lot and realizing that there's no other car in that lot that I want more
I would like to add that I am guilty of checking out my car when I see it in the driveway, or when I come out of a store. There's nothing better than seeing your car in a crowded parking lot and realizing that there's no other car in that lot that I want more