Is warming up your engine necessary, what Subaru says.
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Is warming up your engine necessary, what Subaru says.
I usually don't let it completely warm up before I start driving in the morning.
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I usually do about 30 seconds, and it indeed helps. But say 2+ minutes makes it feel like a different car, especially on a cold winter morning. Shifts and drives so much nicer.
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Yeahh i can agree with you. Usually if i take off without warming it drives kinda slower and shifts kinda wierd. Although a couple min warming up drives like a champ. Thats a good read
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I usually start it up, let it idle for a minute or so and get going. I'll drive it easy, keeping shifts around or below 3k and not going into boost. Once I see the oil temp rising on my Defi oil temp gauge, that's when I'll start going into boost or driving a little harder
Oil definitely takes a bit longer to warm up compared to coolant
Oil definitely takes a bit longer to warm up compared to coolant
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Good to know when I get back into a Subaru. I used to always let the temp gauge hit the bottom line at least before driving the car (usually around 2-3 minutes if I remember correctly), but I felt the car felt like it pulled harder when it wasn't fully warmed up (I only did this a few times). Maybe it's just me.
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Bit of warming, or if it's been in the sun already (ie: at least the front end w/the engine), and it's good to go.
Best yet though is when I've been driving that day for a while (errands, commute home), and I take it out later that night. The core's still warm, but the air's nice and cool. A cold, high humidity (but less than raining) night is ideal.
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