mahanddeem

I have a 2009S, today's weather is clear, nice and sunny. But temperature is 15F!
Why it takes AGES for our cars to warm up? Then after engine warms up, CVT also gets long before it starts to behave correctly, and warms up ?
Is it me only? Is it only because of the aluminum block?
I use Mobile 1 Full Synth 5w30 and Nissan OEM radiator fluid with 50/50 mixture.
Even if I let engine idle for 10 minutes, it takes too long to warm up !

Richard66

You could install a block heater, instant warmth. I installed on in my station wagon a long time ago while enduring the Michigan winters and it sure works wonders.

Nopike

iTrader: (2)

It will warm up much faster if you actually drive it as opposed to letting it idle.

mahanddeem

hate to push on it and when it seems struggling!

mahanddeem

No garage by the way, condos parking lot crap!

Martinez1031

LtLeary

It got down to 45 this morning so I had to wear a parka with my sandals and shorts! Thank goodness for Climate Control Seats and heated steering wheels! But seriously, I agree that my 7th gen, even as long in the tooth as it is, still warms up faster than any other car I had (with perchance the exception of an Old Datsun 210 I had) Certainly much faster than a MilleCinque!

mahanddeem

2 Toyotas(Camry) in the big family, 3 Hondas(CRV and 2 Odyssey), and 1 Chrysler (Sebring)
The Maxima is the slowest to warm up here (had these through the years: 96, 97, 2002, 2003 and then 2 7th gen)
You guys who say Maxima is faster to warm up never drove an ​Odyssey ​​​​​​or Accord it seems.

MadMax07SL

Just a guess, but perhaps your thermostat in the cooling system is stuck open, therefore it's constantly running cold water through. Properly functioning, thermostat isn't supposed to open up until around optimal temp...

LtLeary

True, I have never driven either. The only Honda I have ever had was a Gold Wing and a lawn mower..

tbm5690

I'll start by saying that as I type this the high for the day here is -7F...yes that's a minus, and tonight's low is -23F.

I've also experienced faster warm-up times in the Maxima...I've got a 3.5L V6 Highlander that definitely takes longer to show movement on the coolant needle...could be a different setting on the thermostat but my guess is that being identical in displacement it is likely due to having more room around it in the engine bay, which equals letting more heat escape...the Max engine is somewhat shoehorned into the space.

Let it idle to warm up for your own comfort and to let the lubrication system do its work...autostart combined with heated steering wheel FTW! Driving it right off is OK but keep the tach down until it has warmed. The CVT does take a bit of time, the engine will stay higher in RPM until the fluid warms and the only way to do that is by driving it.

TableRocker

au contraire...one of the things I marvel about on my Max is that there is SOME heat literally instantly the moment I start the car. I mean...instantly, like there is some sort of electric heat assist that kicks on. It was 9 degrees here a couple of days ago with heavy frost on the windshields, hopped in the car at 5:00 AM to go to work, started it, turned on the rear defrost and the steering wheel heater and noticed the windshield already starting to defrost. Fawking insane. I think if you aren't seeing this same level of heat, you have something wrong.
My Volvo S80 was the same way...literally INSTANT heat coming from the car, and I know the coolant was ice cold. Cool feature, however they do it, for sure.