30 secs to a min, keep the rpms below 3K

 

how does your tranny warm while it's sitting still?

waiting for that needle to reach normal does not mean everything is warm. this is biggest reason why idling damages a car more. people think it is fully warm and drive normally while most parts are still cold.

 

^^^ amen

 

Auto trans fluid warms up faster when the car is driven at moderate speeds for a couple miles, I realized that years ago when I use to let my 4Runner sit and warm up, and it drove like it was cold so I did some reading and realized driving at normal around town speeds was no harm to it and made it warm up 10x faster.

I think most people are just trying to protect their investments, also I've read that hard acceleration on a cold engine is like 500 miles of premature wear on the engine.

 

LMAO!!!

 

I let mine warm for about 1.2-1.4 hours. Then I slowly drive keeping the RPM's around 23-25. I only drive through the grass for the first 5 miles (making sure there is plenty of water on it to make it mushy). I've installed a water misting system to keep the engine nice and moist to prevent detonation.

Joshua

 

Yes, the job of the cats is to 'burn off' the Hydrocarbons, Nitrous Oxide and Carbon Monoxide to more harmless substances.

BUT it can only do its job when warmed up to the proper operating temperature which can range from 700 to 800 degrees C by the hot exhaust gases. That's why a cold engine with a cold cat puts out a lot more pollution then a warm engine with a hot cat!

 

My friends house has a driveway so steep that the stairs next to the driveway are practically cut into the driveway, it's impossible to walk up his driveway, his Acura Vigor which looked showroom new had the engine cease at 117k, guess all those cold starts going WOT got the best of it

My uncles special order Caddy Deville long wheelbase burns way to much oil for a car with 100k and in mint condition but he believes that warming it up is a myth, his theory is driving it warms it up

 

LOL
Damn - that is one loooooooong driveway for sure

 

You guys are way to much.

Funny stuff!!

 

How bout us guys with REAL trannies (6 speed manual) regaridng warm up and the effect it has on it.

 

How bout us guys with IMAGINARY trannies (CVT, no shift-shock) regarding warm up and the effect it has on it.

 

I think u misunderstood me. Anyway normal driving to me is below 2.5k all the da time because there is no point of reving that high over here because it just mean i have to stop for a light in like a second. But my question is if your engine is a little warmed wouldnt some heat transfer into the tranny or am I just a dumass and should stop talking about this?mayb I should try ur method tomb on theway to school

 

Is no warmup bad?

 

from all the posts... it seems that the 'max' can handle "15 min warm ups" or "15 sec warm ups".... lots of owners out here are now having this car for close to 5 yrs ....and have not heard of any serious engine or tranny issue....

only thing i can think of ...is some of us might be saving money (and that little thing called 'the envnmnt.' -)

 

I think the Maxima will be OK, my previous job I worked outside and I probably had my car idle on average 2-4 hours a day during the summer months, imagine doing that on a consistent basis during hot spells.

I've also idle wastefully for an hour (weekly occurrence) but I since stopped that, all I really noticed was crappy gas mileage.

 

if its cold i warm it up for 5-10 minutes, other than that i just try not to rev it past 2k rpm

 

Oh man - this thread is still going?!

 

I normally take my engine out and throw it in the oven...

Let it warm up for about 10 mins... put her back in then im off!!

lololol

 

if its cold then about 5-10 min

 

Preheat oven to 350F when i wake up, and by the time I'm ready to go, i just roast 'er for 5-10.

 

^^^^^ dont forget your tranny when you put your engine in the oven

 

yeah it will.... as long as there are folks who are still "warming" their car!!

 

I still warm it, even if its 30 seconds. So sue me . . .

 

 

i'll need an "faalegal" attorney for that:-))

 

Just something for you guys to think about. Everyone seems to be going a little overboard warming up their cars. I don't have a 6th Gen, my car is going on 7 years now. You guys that do 10 to 15 minutes every morning are spending almost 4days year to warm up the car. 4 DAYS! I just start it up, wait 30 seconds and go...it's at nearly 220,000 miles (I travel a lot around the country in it) and it's still running strong with no issues (knock on wood)...just something to consider, you guys might be wasting to much of you're life warming up cars.

 

oh no...

i shoulda locked this bish up. now i might have to ban a noobie

here we go again...