How Long For Your ISx50 To Get Up To Temperature?
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How Long For Your ISx50 To Get Up To Temperature?
I recently bought a 2008 IS-250. Previously I owned a 2002 Maxima for 10 years. The Lexus seems to take a long time to get up to operating temperature. I timed it today from dead cold to full operating temp took a little over 14 minutes.
That's a lot more time than my Maxima took, but maybe it's normal for the Lexus?
As for conditions, I was on a 4-lane road going about 50 mph with the occasional stop for red lights. Temps outside were in the upper 40's.
I'm just trying to see if this is a "normal" amount of time for this car to get up to temp.
Thanks!
That's a lot more time than my Maxima took, but maybe it's normal for the Lexus?
As for conditions, I was on a 4-lane road going about 50 mph with the occasional stop for red lights. Temps outside were in the upper 40's.
I'm just trying to see if this is a "normal" amount of time for this car to get up to temp.
Thanks!
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It's going to depend on the temperature the car started at as well. If it's 30C outside it's going to warm up faster than 0C or -25C, etc. It's also going to depend how you're driving it as well. There are a lot of variables, so simply comparing to others might not be entirely accurate.
Still, my IS250 definitely takes longer to warm up than some of my other cars, but it's usually warm within about 8-10 minutes in the winter (from the -10C range, I'm guessing). I've never actually timed it.
Jeff
Still, my IS250 definitely takes longer to warm up than some of my other cars, but it's usually warm within about 8-10 minutes in the winter (from the -10C range, I'm guessing). I've never actually timed it.
Jeff
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My IS 250 takes longer to warm up than any car I've ever owned. My previous vehicles warmed up in 3-4 minutes (that's what the thermostat is for). MY IS250 takes about 15 min (as others have posted). I asked the dealer service department and they said "that's normal". Well, it's not normal but it may be typical for the specified thermostat in the IS250 (maybe even an engineering error that they never fixed). The original point of the thermostat was to quicken the warm up time of the engine so it would drive better. In later years (1970 on) it was more directed at reducing emissions (by speeding up warmup). I don't understand why Lexus would want to reduce the emissions during warmup of the IS25 to as low as possible.
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there are way too many variables that come into play to call it "normal". I'd be more concerned if it never got up to temp or went over, otherwise, it doesn't seem like something to worry about. Airflow into your engine, starting engine block temperature, driving habits, idle time, winter blend fuel/regular season fuel, and more.