View Poll Results: How long do you warm up you engine
None, start it and go!
305
36.40%
About 20 sec., until rpm drops to 1200.
321
38.31%
About 2 min., until rpm drops to 1000.
176
21.00%
However long it takes to get water temp up. (post what temp)
36
4.30%
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How long do you warm up your engine?
#2
Lexus Champion
i wait for 20 seconds because that's about how long it takes me to actually get going, i wouldn't call that an engine warm-up time period. unless you live in mn (et al) you don't need to wait that long (like 2 minutes).
Last edited by kensteele; 10-22-06 at 11:04 AM.
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ncatona (12-02-20)
#6
I must be an impatient bastard - I start it and as soon as the engine starts, I'm in R backing out of the garage. I've even put it into R before the engine even started at times!!!
#7
I thought the manual says not to let the car warm up, just start it and go.
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#8
Lexus Champion
i think it's better to wait for a few seconds before you shift the transmission to any gear. unless someone is about to carjack you, i don't see how a couple of seconds will save you any time. better safe than sorry when it comes to the tranny.
#9
Tech Info Resource
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The engine warms up better under load. The owner's manual even says, drive the car, don't let it idle to warm up. Idling is one of the worst things you can do to an engine for a lot of reasons. Just drive, but don't beat on it until its been running for about 10 minutes - the coolant may be up to temp, but the oil isn't, and the oil will bypass the filter if it's too thick and rpm is too high (over 3k or so). While it isn't instant death for unfiltered oil to go through the engine, it's not exactly the best thing in the world for a plain bearing engine either.
The gearbox is ready to go in just a few seconds. It has software to prevent damage from doing stupid things. I wouldn't worry about it at all.
The gearbox is ready to go in just a few seconds. It has software to prevent damage from doing stupid things. I wouldn't worry about it at all.
#14
#15
Lexus Test Driver
if I have the time I will warm the engine up for a min or two but normally I just start up and go since weather in Macao wasn't that cool...Maybe later on when it get cooler I will warm it up a bit longer!!