Well, I'll agree to disagree. What's your hurry are you going to a fire?

i dotn believe it really matters because no matter what the car is gunna warm up if you drive it right away, or if you just let it sit there and idle, the only thing that i can think of is the intake does differ when the car is warming up.

Don't you understand that the engine is operating at higher rpms when the car is being driven, at which time the oil is cold?

Just so you know, I wasn't directing my post at you (hence, no quote), I was responding to the thread starters original posit.

That's fine. The originator of the thread also started the ball rolling with a query pertaining to starting the car in the summer after it had been sitting for a few hours after having been driven since overnight, if I interpret him correctly.

There is a fair amount of difference between starting a car up in the summer and driving off after its sat for a few hours and starting a car up after its sat overnight in sub-zero temperatures.

I still maintain that a Maxima should warm up for a minute or so in colder temperatures and maybe 30 seconds in warmer temperatures, then drive off slowly for say 3 miles.

Following is a quote from page 4-9 of my owner's manual...."Allow the engine to idle for at least 30 seconds after starting. Drive at moderate speeds for a short distance first, especially in cold weather."

For all the naysayers concerning the need to warm up your Maxima, why do you suppose this language is in the owner's manual? To take up space, perhaps?

Had my max since 19k. I used to wait at start up during winter before driving. Many times until completely warm. Stopped that at about 100k because I heard that idle is worse for your car. About 1 minute maybe 2 and I was off. Did that till about 180k. At some point, I just began starting her up for about 30 and off. Now Im at 210k and no problems.

The only thing after 100k I could say I consistently did at start up was drive the car “normally” (under 3k) until it warmed up. IMO giving the fluids a chance to get going and applying moderate load until warm is key.

manual say 30 sec in warm temp 5 minutes in cold

Holy cow.....! How DO you get it to 3 RPS?!?!?!? My dumb engine wont go below 1000 or 500 without shutting off.

have a remote starter, so always warm up before going...summer 1-2 mins...winter about 10 mins...

In the morning, I'd let it idle until the idle speed goes down a little. Then drive off and avoid driving her hard until the idle speed drops down to normal.

Maybe Maxride99 will get even more humiliated if I quote him a couple of times.

I'm guessing he's gnawing on the foot in his mouth.

If it's been sitting for more than about 4 hours I'll give it a minute.

When it's REAL cold about 5, mainly for interior warmup. That windchill's a b**ch before the heat kicks in.

i got you on that one, i know exactly what you mean lol

since its my first winter wit my max, i find it a hustle to go out start it and let it run for a while, and when i get off work at 3 in the morning, damn its so cold int he car and i have to wait in the cold for the interior temp and the engine warm up, so next week or the week after i am getting an alarm with remote start. its so damn convinient.

Well with remote start it automatically warms-up, usually idles for 3-5 mins.

The Nissan book says to let your car warm up 30 seconds in the summer and around a min in the winter. So I do that.

i notice that my car vibrates less when I put it in R if I let it warm up first...

how'd this come up again? the last post before the ones today was back in december...

So after it warms up all of you keep it 3k rpms + ?

I never warm up my car..

he must like warm engines.....ALOT.

Summer is not needed and in the winter it should be warm up for 5-7 minutes. it depends how you feel, as its only to get the engine lubricated.

I put my car directly in Reverse when I start it and back out of the garage. I am not patient enough to wait for it to warm up. It hasn't messed up yet

On a cold day i let the car idle for about 15 seconds then i keep it below 3000 RPM, works great 4 me, i live in denver too

Ditto. Driving the car slowly rather than idling 10 mins seemsmuch cheaper.

I never let it "warmup" longer then 30 seconds...
maybe only when its < -20F.

If it's cold outside, I let mine warm up almost to full operating temp.--to get the heater warmed up and get the heated seats nice -n- toasty. in the summer i usually just let it run till the idle evens out then go easy on it