krazykanuk

I just turn on and go, but take it easy until engine temp gets up a bit. I usually redline my car once every day I go out but am careful to not do that when the engine is cold.

fly2low

I wait 30 seconds so that the cat is warmed up and working properly. Then, I drive below 4k rpm for the first 5 minutes until everything (including tranny) is properly warmed up.

I don't bother to check my Lexus manual because I think it is a good procedure. It is actually listed in water-cooled Porsche 911 manual.

Lets Drive

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I start and go, letting everything warm up to temp simultaneously.

On cold days though, the last thing to come up to temp, is the steering wheel...I'd kill for a heated steering wheel.

phatboyc

I voted 20 seconds but during the winter months it will be a couple of minutes. I noticed this car engine doesn’t warm up fast. I can drive below 4k rpm for 10 minutes before it’s fully warmed up.

HKN

In Fl...start And Go...warm Enough Down Here Already...

4TehNguyen

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idle for 30-45 sec then I drive off

NovaIS350

five minutes, the best thing to do is get the car to running temperature, or when the revs sit at about 1000

NovaIS350

If you let your car warm up, you're guaranteed to extend engine life and reduce risks of leaks and engine problems later in the cars life. Driving off immediately after a cold start is pretty bad for any car. Unless you live in the tropics where its warm all the time<---most people don't.

Lets Drive

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Driving off immediately at lower RPM, doesn't hurt the car whatsoever, as it allows all the parts to warm, including the tires, simultaneously-- with modern synthetic oils, its even less of an issue. Not only that, but the engine takes longer to warm when left to idle, and functions best at operating temperatures, while worst when cold...letting it idle increases the time to warm up, waste fuel, and increases emissions in many vehicles.

Just don't raise the RPM too high until fully warm, avoid sudden spikes in torque, and the engine will be more than fine.

RocketGuy3

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I don't normally wait very long at all before I go, but I'll usually warm it up well before I rev it anywhere past 4000 or so.

... Although I'm really not even very good about that. Yeah, my car probably doesn't like me very much.

TwiBlueG35

Since you didn't specifically asked about IS, so I answer anyway. I never warm up any engine. I just start and go.

jzalkin

Live in South Florida - nature has already warmed up the car for me 11.7 months out of the year. Getting cooler tomorrow (high in lower 70s).

Ramon

I wait about 20-30 seconds before I put it in reverse and pull it out of the garage. I then wait a few more seconds after pulling it out of the driveway. I cruise down to the stop sign abotu 60 yards from my driveway under idle power (not giving it any gas). I like to time the warmup process to where the temp needle once I get to that stop sign is atleast to the first line. I then keep it under 3000 rpms until i'm up to operating temperature.

I only go through that routine if the car has been sitting for many hours and completely cooled down. If i'm in a hurry however, then I just get up and go, but still careful not to push the RPM's too high until it's warmed up.

kensteele

wrong thread?

NovaIS350

synthetic oil or not...sudden rise or drop in temperature causes metal to expand and contract. You do this a couple hundred times.. and voila! you just formed a crack, leaky cyclinder, etc. Always warm up your vehicle, any ASE certified technician knows this. Anyone doing emissions testing on any vehicle will tell you if you don't warm up your vehicle...the emissions are worse than when you do. Thats a fact. Isn't better to be safe than sorry?