View Poll Results: So what's your daily grind?
I do a full preventive maintenance check of everything during idle.
2
2.78%
I start my car about 5-10mins before i drive.
49
68.06%
what's that? i start it up, look both ways and go WOT!
21
29.17%
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How many of you actually 'warm-up' your car before a drive?
It sits for about 20 seconds, then i shift at 2.5k-3.0k until the temp needle is to normal, and then i mash it all day long 
When i come home, i park it, and give it about 20 seconds at idle, and then turn it off.
But the shifting at 2.5-3.0 is now very apparent, as running 15w-50 is pretty thick ****
and needs to get warm.
-Gagan
When i come home, i park it, and give it about 20 seconds at idle, and then turn it off.
But the shifting at 2.5-3.0 is now very apparent, as running 15w-50 is pretty thick ****
and needs to get warm.-Gagan
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I usually warm up the car for about 5 minutes or until the temp. gauge is almost to normal operating condition. But this morning, I was running late to work and decided to not let the car warm up. Boy did I notice the difference!! I heard all kinds of knocks and rattles that I don't normally hear if I warm up the car. My car is about 2 1/2months old with 3500 miles. I guess it's true what they say that our cars learn as we drive it. From now on I'll warm her up everytime.
Ofcourse it's still summer here in Texas. Warm up only takes about 5 mins. I wonder how long it's going to take during the winter?
Ofcourse it's still summer here in Texas. Warm up only takes about 5 mins. I wonder how long it's going to take during the winter?
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I let the engine warm up for about 1 minute. I then start driving it, but never rev the motor over 4K rpm's until the temperature needle is above the second bar, or when the motor is at operating temperature. I also check my oil and coolant once a week.
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Originally posted by Concillian
What I do isn't listed, but I drive <4000 RPM and not WOT for about 2-3 minutes PAST the point where the coolant temp settles in. Oil pressure/temp usually takes a bit longer to stabilize than coolant temperature.
What I do isn't listed, but I drive <4000 RPM and not WOT for about 2-3 minutes PAST the point where the coolant temp settles in. Oil pressure/temp usually takes a bit longer to stabilize than coolant temperature.
I check the cold tire pressure about once a week before starting the car and do a quick under the hood check including fluids every time I fill up.
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Originally posted by Kostamojen
Good way to get your car stolen, leaving it sitting there idling... My neighboor when I was back in Vallejo did that, had her car stolen right out of the driveway.
Good way to get your car stolen, leaving it sitting there idling... My neighboor when I was back in Vallejo did that, had her car stolen right out of the driveway.
-Zoeb
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Originally posted by Kostamojen
Ya, you have the remote starter thingy, thats a different scenario all together.
Ya, you have the remote starter thingy, thats a different scenario all together.
-Zoeb
