Hello Folks! I found a similar thread on the IS Forum and I was wondering what you all do. I have a 92 SC400 with 210K miles on it and I was just wondering which practice will help prolong my car's engine life.

 

I usually let my car warm up for 30 seconds then drive off slowly.

~Josh

 

I just drive it under 3k rpm's until the water temp comes up so that I know the oil is well heated up by then and have proper oil pressure.

 

i jus let it idle for bout 20 seconds and start driving under 3k rpm

 

I let it warm until the water temp needle gets past that first big hash mark, then I take it easy on the gas until a few minutes after the temp gauge reads its normal temp, since oil takes longer to fully heat than water

 

I have a viper remote starter and in this cold i let it start and sit for about 2 mins.
-hass

 

about 20 seconds. I try to stay below 2,000 rpms until the temp is normal.

 

yeah that's the way to do it


i just installed a boa DIY remote start that i got on ebay for $34, but i'm still living in dorms so i can't hit it till i'm on the way down to the car.. still trying to figure out antenna placement for best reception

hass where is your antenna at and what kind of range to you get? (btw this is z00m, ha)

 

I wait till the RPM drops to 1200 (30-60 seconds) and start driving off slowly. If I don't do that the car doesn't seem to drive very "Lexus-Like" aka smoothly.

 

^^^^^^^ I do the same.

 

Hey, whats up?
The antenna is behind my rear view mirror, it's a viper with the two way lcd monitor. The range varies, it says a mile but at school i don't get it until i'm about 50-60 yards. At work it's about 100 yards. I love it bc it's also a great alarm vx7991 i think is the model.

-hass

nice to see you around

 

Excessive idle times cause more problems than good. Don't idle cold longer than 2 minutes tops.

 

I let the RPM's drop to 1k, then take it easy on the gas until water temp is normal. You can tell when your car is cold, it will hold a gear longer, in effort to try and raise temps quicker.

 

I dont even bother to warm up the car. Just ignite and go.

 

Now that winter is fully here in Indiana, I have been warming up my car for over 2 minutes about half of the work days this month to combat the cold. I will stop. What can happen as a result of this practice?