Warming up the IS350 in cold weather (merged threads)
12-11-05, 03:35 PM
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Warming up the IS350 in cold weather
Whats up everyone. I juat have a question regarding warming up my IS350 in cold weather. In the past i've owned a 2003 Audi A4 and the manual stated that it was not good to leve the car in idle to warm up. Id this the case wit the new IS350. Shouls I be warming it up for a few minutes at idle or dhould I just hop in and go..
12-11-05, 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by VVT-i
I would warm up for about 1 minute and then take it slow until the temp. reach normal operation.
12-11-05, 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by TheRupp
The only problem is, I can't do that. Any direction I go from my house after leaving the subdivision is 55 MPH. What should I do in this case?
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12-12-05, 05:28 AM
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How hot do IS350's run? In my car I wait until I see the thermometer needle move a hair, which takes about ~2 minutes. All my old VW's had the same warning - don't warm the car up, I always wondered what that was about.
12-12-05, 08:16 AM
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How hot do IS350's run? In my car I wait until I see the thermometer needle move a hair, which takes about ~2 minutes. All my old VW's had the same warning - don't warm the car up, I always wondered what that was about.
12-12-05, 09:08 AM
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Of course, idealy, you'd want to warm the car up for about 10 mins
on a cold day, but realistically who has the time or patience for that?
I'm sure as long as you let it idle for about 2-3 mins, then make sure
you ease through the rpm range, you'll be fine.. Thats what i do, anyway..
Of course i'm only referring to days that temps near the freezing mark..
on a cold day, but realistically who has the time or patience for that?
I'm sure as long as you let it idle for about 2-3 mins, then make sure
you ease through the rpm range, you'll be fine.. Thats what i do, anyway..
Of course i'm only referring to days that temps near the freezing mark..
12-12-05, 09:48 AM
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Oh, I thought maybe there was a mechanical reason. Well, around here if you don't have a garage you walk out to your car and turn it on, then go back inside for 20 minutes. 
12-12-05, 11:38 AM
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Warm up a good thing....
You want your bearings to get a good supply of oil so about 2-3 minutes should do it. The transmission (WS) fluid takes a little time to reach the right viscosity but is designed for optimum cold flow characteristics. There is a little warmer/cooler line that runs outside of the transmission in lieu of a radiator type trans cooler. VVT-i is a master tech and trust in his good advice.
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