hey guys, so this post just stems from being paranoid about my car. and also still in the babying-stage lol. basically what happened was after work I walked to my car and there were a bunch of guys who were meeting up in the parking lot and were complementing me on the car . I always let the car idle until RPM reaches 1,000 and I did that today and as I was driving off I decided to show off a little and I floored it . just for about 2-3 seconds. it was about 70 degrees out and the car was sitting in the sun so the engine shouldn't have been to cold

I know it is bad to floor a car on a cold engine, so my question is how bad could I have potentially damaged my engine? it was sitting for about 3 minutes and RPM idled out to 1 but the hot/cold bar hadn't risen yet. it was the first time I did it on a cold engine and I bought the car so I want to do whats right to keep it running smoothly. thanks for the responses! again I know it may seem a little ridiculous to start a post about this but I love my car lol.

 

the engine is (and will be) fine, don't worry.

 

idling for 3 minutes is more than enough to establish good lubrication. Dont worry about it

 

you'll hurt it (if at all) only if you keep on doing this nonstop for the life of the car, every day. And the only thing that will fail is probably just some gaskets. And most people don't even bother warming it up. I try not to push mine till the temp is at the middle though, but that's only due to habit. It's the same thing as breaking in the car, it's not necessary with new cars, but people do it anyway just to have that peace of mind.

 

your car is DONE.

sell it to me now, ill buy it for half value

 

lol ur my hero !,
I wont even pull out of the driveway till my temp starts coming up
I know I use a lot of gas that way but my is250 fsport is new with 1000 miles now
in the summer I guess it won't take as long .....

 

You're overthinking it. It takes a minute or two for full lubrication (probably even less given how thin oils are nowadays) and you should let it warm up a bit before you get on it. But this is when its really cold outside. If the ambient temp was 70 degrees and it idled for a few minutes before you gunned it then you should be ok.

 

everyone is correct, don't sweat it pal. you should be fine. the concern of flooring you car is nothing compared to the concern of flooring it immediately after you start it (in hot or cold temps). usually starting the car and waiting 30 secs to a 1 min provides good oil cycling and lubrication through the engine internals. and if you think about it, when you drive your car, you vehicle warms up faster. if you want it to warm up during idlying thats actually even worst for the vehicle as its sitting there for 10 mins or more with the exhaust and combustion build up in your cat and mid pipes.

 

Just reiterating you're fine. Synth oil is a wonderful thing, but even if you had the old dyno oil, your car would still be fine.

 

Let's just say in the testing Toyota did on this engine, they probably did way more than punch it one time while it was cold! However, as another poster said, this activity is not suggested on a regular basis. But this is a no sweat issue.

 

I want you to know that I have beat the heck out of the car on occasion. Most recently Hwy. 166 between Santa Maria and the Grapevine in CA. If you really want an appreciation for the car you have -- take it out on an open desolate road and drive the heck out of it, The car is an amazing stock machine. And trust me -- the roads I drive hard on are typical Cali roads i.e. lots of unexpected potholes and the car will shudder but never squeak or lose it's tracking.

 

As a former Dyno tuner, I can tell you that you did not do any real damage to your engine. How many miles does it have? During break-in, I actually don't recommend that you allow the engine to sit and idle until fully warmed up before you drive it. At the same time, you don't want to beat on it too hard while cold - this goes for any engine (young or old).

That being said, as long as the engine has been running long enough to start warming-up, you can run it, especially if it hasn't been sitting over night. There would be plenty of oil residue left in the head for proper lubrication. With modern oils, this is an even less concern. It really doesn't take very long for the engine to warm up to operating temp. Coolant takes much longer, which is what you're seeing on your gauge cluster.

 

Your engine is ready to disintegrate into a flaming pile of poo next time you floor it before 1000 miles. I'd sell it.

 

Ill beat him by $5. Lol. Don't worry, you engine will be FINE.

 

haha thanks for all the responses guys. i think i am just over protective of the car and probably always will be lol.