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Do you let your vehicle warm up?
Posted on 4/3/14 at 1:39 pm
Posted on 4/3/14 at 1:39 pm
I work with a bunch nerds, I call them home schoolers, and I've witnessed, more than once, them sitting their vehicle, still, until engine gets to temp. Yesterday it was a Corolla, and as i'm walking out I hear the car make an audible adjustment, like the fan kicking in or something, then he takes off. He was just sitting there letting the car idle until the thermostat opened or something.
I hop in, start the mfer, jam it into gear and go. I won't rev it to 4k right off the bat, but still...
Anyone here warm up a vehicle?
I hop in, start the mfer, jam it into gear and go. I won't rev it to 4k right off the bat, but still...
Anyone here warm up a vehicle?
This post was edited on 4/3/14 at 1:41 pm
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Posted on 4/3/14 at 1:39 pm to Gaston
It's 2014, no.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 1:40 pm to Gaston
Sure do. Have to let the turbo warm up.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 1:40 pm to Gaston
Only when the outside temp is below freezing.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 1:41 pm to Gaston
pretty sure modern vehicles don't need warming up.
Now my 81 Ford Ranger I drove in high school wasn't going anywhere for a good 10 mins after ignition
Now my 81 Ford Ranger I drove in high school wasn't going anywhere for a good 10 mins after ignition
Posted on 4/3/14 at 1:42 pm to Gaston
I do.
It's just better for everybody that way.
It's just better for everybody that way.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 1:42 pm to Kadjin
no.....250,000 and still ticking.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 1:42 pm to Gaston
Baton Rouge in the spring, no way
Posted on 4/3/14 at 1:42 pm to Kadjin
When I met my wife she made damn sure to turn the a/c off before she turned the car off. IDK WTF that was for.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 1:43 pm to Gaston
When it is cold.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 1:43 pm to Gaston
That was applicable in 1970. WIth modern cars, it's no t necessary anymore, yet i know a few people that still do it. It annoys the shite out of me.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 1:44 pm to Gaston
It used to be tough on engines to crank with the ac on.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 1:45 pm to Geauxld Finger
They're afraid the oil is too cold to properly circulate? Isn't that why there are two grades to the oil? 5w-30.
This post was edited on 4/3/14 at 1:45 pm
Posted on 4/3/14 at 1:45 pm to Gaston
quote:
I call them home schoolers, and I've witnessed, more than once, them sitting their vehicle, still, until engine gets to temp. Yesterday it was a Corolla, and as i'm walking out I hear the car make an audible adjustment, like the fan kicking in or something, then he takes off. He was just sitting there letting the car idle until the thermostat opened or something.
How do you know what he's doing? Seems, he could be waiting for something else, no? Sending an email/text, reading something, etc?
Posted on 4/3/14 at 1:46 pm to Gaston
If it is cold. I'm talking 30 and below. If it is 40 or above, definitely not.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 1:46 pm to Kadjin
I do when I'm on my 15 year old 4 wheeler. My cars and trucks... No. 440,000 odometer miles tells me it's not necessary. But I wasn't homeschooling, so what do I know m
Posted on 4/3/14 at 1:46 pm to Gaston
When the car is covered in ice or snow. Makes it easier to remove said ice and snow.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 1:46 pm to Y.A. Tittle
It happens too much in the lot, yesterday as soon as the car made the audible sound he took off. I read too much into things often, so there is a possibility that is the case.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 1:47 pm to Gaston
I use 0w40...so no.
If I ran 15w50, or 20w50...I would.
When it is below freezing, Ill give it 30 seconds or so for the fluid in the trans to actually flow properly, other than that...no.
I try not to break 3k rpm for the first mile, fairly easy given its near that far to the blacktop.
If I ran 15w50, or 20w50...I would.
When it is below freezing, Ill give it 30 seconds or so for the fluid in the trans to actually flow properly, other than that...no.
I try not to break 3k rpm for the first mile, fairly easy given its near that far to the blacktop.
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