The Warm Up Process

[IJ.]

Because not all parts warm and expand to their running clearences at the same time so driving gently until everything is warm is a good idea...

You can idle till the engine is at operating temp what about the Trans and Diff?

 

[Poodles]

Exactly, and small loads warm everything up faster reducing wear time (pistons are a good example)

 

[CyFi6]

I was more talking about engine warm up, and i understand you cant let an engine warm up to temp and then go racing off, but why is it a bad idea to let it get a little warm for a minuet or two and drive gently after that compared to just taking off the second you start up? I would think the extra load on the extremely cold parts would be worse.

 

[IJ.]

The longer it stays on cold enrichment the more you're washing any lubrication off the bores, it will warm up faster with a light load than sitting idling.

 

[T701jz]

3-4 min to operating temp not oil pressure. I use 20-50 oil.

 

[adampecush]

When it is -30F (-34C). Comfortable is not the word I would use. More like, prevent your fingers from freezing is more appropiate!

thankfully, the dd has a heated steering wheel for such occasions

 

[Supra-Man18]

Shit my heater doesnt work.... But im In miami !!! :biglaugh: