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Do you warm up your car?
10-12-2011, 06:48 AM
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Do you warm up your car?
So do you warm up your car?
if you do, do you only do it:
1. when its cold
2. during the first time you drive it
3. only if its not NA
And do you warm it up for a set amount of time or do you wait until the rpms drop?
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benefits and cons for warming up?
ill start.
Benefits
-smoother transmission
-less engine wear
cons
-more time consuming
-not really necessary (not sure)
if you do, do you only do it:
1. when its cold
2. during the first time you drive it
3. only if its not NA
And do you warm it up for a set amount of time or do you wait until the rpms drop?
edit*
benefits and cons for warming up?
ill start.
Benefits
-smoother transmission
-less engine wear
cons
-more time consuming
-not really necessary (not sure)
Last edited by akeni; 10-12-2011 at 06:51 AM.
10-12-2011, 08:10 AM
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just for a couple of minutes....until the rpms go back under 1....then I'm gone....
10-12-2011, 10:49 AM
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'05 C200K SS, '05 Kleemann CLK500K, '08 Hummer H3 & '92 Z34 5sp (track car in Canada)
Start it up and wait for the revs to drop, usually only takes a minute here but I always do it none the less.
10-13-2011, 10:39 AM
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amg63...wait for revs to come down...then another 15 seconds + or -.
Drive low revs until oil temp is normal operating range.
Other cars, yes, probably 30 seconds (most don't have the high idle kick-down). Goal is to get oil through all oil passages before placing a load on the engine.
Drive low revs until oil temp is normal operating range.
Other cars, yes, probably 30 seconds (most don't have the high idle kick-down). Goal is to get oil through all oil passages before placing a load on the engine.
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10-13-2011, 12:55 PM
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+1 with waiting for the rev's to go down.
I usually wait until the oil temp goes above the 1st line
I usually wait until the oil temp goes above the 1st line
