So, with the cold weather here now does
starting your vehicle and letting it run 10 minutes to warm up hard on the vehicle?
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Been foung it for years . Never seen any problems doing it . Course someone who knows more mechanical knowledge will soon chime in
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I just do what my dad taught me
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Define 'cold'. Around here that can be well below zero. I've always felt it's better to let it warm up than to drive it when it's real cold. Let the oil get up to temp and flow like it's supposed to. It's also nicer to get in a warm cab than a cold one!
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I have remote start on my vehicles. Don
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It isn't necessary, most engines had carburetors that needed to be warm to run right. But it doesn't hurt anything to let them warm up.
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I was always told to set the parking brake & put the trans in neutral. That way it would be better for the trans.
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I start it and let it run about 30 seconds to move oil to the top of the engine (about the time it takes to check my mirrors, put on my seat belt and sync my music station/start my gps on my phone) Then I just drive as the conditions permit.
237,000 miles so far and it seems to work just fine. I have lived in sub zero temperatures and in 100+ degree temperatures.
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Are you asking if it's OK to let the vehicle warm up before driving or just letting it run 10 minutes and shutting it off?
If it's a few minutes to warm up before driving, that's simple common sense.
If it's letting it run 10 minutes and shutting off, that's not long enough to bring the engine up to temperature and will promote moisture condensation and oil contamination.
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@...: https://forums.gunbroker.com/discussion/1917477/so-with-the-cold-weather-here-now-does
starting your vehicle and letting it run 10 minutes to warm up hard on the vehicle?
I have an electric car (an Audi). It starts itself every morning in the garage and warms up by itself with the garage door closed about 15 minutes before I get in.
Im talking interior temp, heated seats & heated steering wheel.It warms itself up 15 minutes before I leave the office everyday too.
My car is never cold when I get in it.
I “drive” at least 70 miles a day and it cost less than two dollars. It has great adaptive cruise control so I don’t really drive most of the commute.
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Idle time and running time along with a lot of other information is recorded on newer vehicles. Excessive speed and exceeding engine r.p.m.s are also recorded. Big Brother is watching us. I want my '34 Ford pick up back!
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With the formulation of gas today and no lead in gasoline you don’t have to worry about carbon or lead build up on the heads, valves or spark plugs. Now in real cold weather there are a lot more clearances in the engine, specially in the rings and pistons. I’ll let my engine warm up for 5 to 10 minutes myself. Your operators manual should tell you not to operate at highway speed until the engine has reached it’s operating temperature. I don’t want to thermal shock the engine.
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I wait till it resets to low idle, less than 1000 RPM, and drive reasonably until the water reaches 150 degrees. At 176,000 miles on the LR4 and going strong.
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elubsme: 33163653199899/comments/33163653777819
Idle time and running time along with a lot of other information is recorded on newer vehicles. Excessive speed and exceeding engine r.p.m.s are also recorded. Big Brother is watching us. I want my '34 Ford pick up back!
WOW! You had a ‘34 Ford pickup too?
That was my first ride back in ‘65! Put a 302 with a C4 tranny in it and drove it for years! Wish I still had it too. Lotsa memories in that old jalopy!
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Most very recent car manuals say it is okay to drive as soon as the oil pressure reaches normal. That only takes a few seconds. According to car makers, long idling is wasteful and unnecessary.
It is probably wise to keep the speed down until the transmission comes up to temp, however.
I distinctly remember a morning in Wyoming when my truck started but would not move at all because the transmission and rear end were cold enough to make the lube nearly solid.
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Merlinnv12: 33163653199899/comments/33163622428955
https://forums.gunbroker.com/discussion/comment/11460984#Comment_11460984
WOW! You had a ‘34 Ford pickup too?
That was my first ride back in ‘65! Put a 302 with a C4 tranny in it and drove it for years! Wish I still had it too. Lotsa memories in that old jalopy!
Mine, my Dads, was red with black fenders and a side mount, flat head 85 and mechanical brakes!
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elubsme: 33163653199899/comments/33163683012251
https://forums.gunbroker.com/discussion/comment/11461001#Comment_11461001
Mine, my Dads, was red with black fenders and a side mount, flat head 85 and mechanical brakes!
Pictures?
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decon12, at my age remote start is one of my best friends.
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Yeah, I hit the auto start every morning, sometimes I'll let it run almost the two full cycles when it's like today and tomorrow morning.
It most certainly doesn't hurt anything and idling used extremely little gas.
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Here in Wisconsin when it is -0 or colder we generally use our block heater if the vehicle is not in a garage. It has been said that 90 percent of engine wear takes place in the first few seconds after start up, so keeping your engine somewhat warm before start up is a good practice.
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I don't drive a cold vehicle unless an emergency always warm up
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My shop rarely gets below freezing thanks to my heater I keep set at 35 degrees. It is 250' from the house and on my way down to it each work morning, I know where my remote will reach to remote start. By the time I unlock the shop, put my laptop in my back seat, get in, buckle up, etc. my temp gauge is already moving off the peg so I get in and go. I do this year 'round. I have done this for the past 13 years. I never would remote start vehicles when they were in the garage connected to the house. Then, I started and immediately pull out of the garage.
I have had a car in the past that was fairly good performance that was cold natured and I either had to let it warm up a bit, or start it in gear. It was originally a v6 3 speed auto car, and I put a 400 SBC 700-4r in it so the N was actually Drive. Even though I have a beautiful '83 Hurst/Olds now, I still really miss this car.
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roenm38-I'm also a cheese head🧀
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We used to have temps as cold as 40 below where we lived in Maine. One year they were logging down the road from us and they used to leave the trucks and skidders running all night long. Otherwise they would be out there in the morning with blow torches to heat up the oil pan and crank case.
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-12? … and I complain about cold Indiana winters.
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Jeff-I remember those cold temps in Peoria (=:
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