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How long do you let your car warmup?

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Old 10-17-2001, 01:18 PM
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How long do you let your car warmup?
Hey guys,

Still a newbie here but I was curious so I thought I'd start a poll to see how long you guys let your cars warm up before driving them in cold weather. So let us know!

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Old 10-17-2001, 01:24 PM
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u should wait for the needle of temp to get up and rpm's get down
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Old 10-17-2001, 01:27 PM
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Read this thread: http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....ghlight=warmup

I let the car sit no longer than a minute, even if it's freezing outside and my butt is frozen to the seat. Thank goodness for cloth.
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Old 10-17-2001, 01:33 PM
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Originally posted by clee130
Read this thread: http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....ghlight=warmup
Thanks for the thread....that's why I posted the poll to see, number-wise, what most people do. I usually let it sit for a minute or two but i've heard all different kinds of stuff.

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Old 10-17-2001, 01:40 PM
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NEVER! haha i dontlet my car warm up cuz in souther cali the temp is never below 40 where i am, so i just drive it softly until it warms up shifting at 3000rpm or below
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Old 10-17-2001, 01:45 PM
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NEVER! haha i dontlet my car warm up cuz in souther cali the temp is never below 40 where i am, so i just drive it softly until it warms up shifting at 3000rpm or below
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Old 10-17-2001, 01:50 PM
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Jeff told us back in the day that something about the oil.. and you should not let it warm up... just drive it and keep it at low rpms.. so thats what i do
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Old 10-17-2001, 01:51 PM
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Originally posted by carnal_c30
...the temp is never below 40 where i am...
Gee, my thoughts will be with you while i'm trudging around in minus 40 degree weather this February

Thanks for not rubbing it in

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P.S. I just noticed I'm not a newbie anymore...yahoo for me...
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Old 10-17-2001, 02:16 PM
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I let the my engine warm up for about minute and drive off...shifting below 2500 until its fully warmed up....then i can shift at 6600
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Old 10-17-2001, 02:16 PM
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You turn yours off?
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Old 10-17-2001, 02:20 PM
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Old 10-17-2001, 02:26 PM
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sorry indy max hehe

actually 40 is pretty extreme, in San Diego by the cost the 60s are about the coldest

may I suggest a move to the left coast?
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Old 10-17-2001, 02:49 PM
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Originally posted by carnal_c30
sorry indy max hehe

actually 40 is pretty extreme, in San Diego by the cost the 60s are about the coldest

may I suggest a move to the left coast?
Soon enough....soon enough...

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Old 10-17-2001, 04:31 PM
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Old 10-17-2001, 05:02 PM
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dont warm it up
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Old 10-17-2001, 05:33 PM
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I warm it up for a few mins, where its not freezing or anything.
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Old 10-17-2001, 05:40 PM
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you get that PRIME HP when its nice and cold.... but I give it about 30 seconds so that it can get the oil moving when really cold... I don't hammer on the car until it get a little above the C
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I let the car warm up until the needle moves off the C and then I drive off and don't go too hard until its fully warmed up.
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Old 10-17-2001, 06:32 PM
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I just start it and drive off, that's the correct way to warm a car up as far as I know.
 
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Old 10-17-2001, 06:40 PM
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I think you got it
Originally posted by SprintMax
Jeff told us back in the day that something about the oil.. and you should not let it warm up... just drive it and keep it at low rpms.. so thats what i do
Warm-up is only for comfort, i.e. you like to have heat when you get in the car. But it wastes fuel and pollutes the environment, and also achieves 0 mpg. There is one case though, that is tricky. If you leave the car outside and it is wet, sometimes when you go to drive, the entire windshield fogs up with moisture. Turning on the defrost (a/c) does not work, only heat to the glass seems to clear it up. Of course, when it is cold, drive it gently, don't use jack-rabbit starts.
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Old 10-17-2001, 06:41 PM
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I let my car warm up for 30seconds. In the winter I'll probably leave it on longer, I cannot wait for the needle to get above C because it'll take 5mins @ least in cold canadian winter(not now). Usually by the time I get to school(5-10mins drive), the needle starts climbing.
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Old 10-17-2001, 06:52 PM
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Just long enough to put her into first gear....
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Old 10-17-2001, 11:28 PM
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i heard warming up your car hurts it.?
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warm up?
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i let it idle for as long as it takes me to get dressed and all for school...
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Old 10-18-2001, 12:13 AM
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i get in the car and turn the key and drive. whats this warm up business?
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