Warming Up Veichle in the Morning

[sharp4runr]

I usually let it only warm up for a minute or two and take it easy on the accelerator for the first mile or so. By then the engine/drivetrain should be pretty well lubricated

 

[TranceKrayz]

i always let mine warm up until the temp. gauge creeps up to the letter "C". by then, the idle rpm drops and the 4runner performs comfortably. it usually takes about 5 minutes. At the coldest temps here in chicago, the longest i've had to warm up my truck was about 10 min. takes my corolla a litle longer to warm up. i know a lot of people who don't warm up their vehicles, and say it's fine. there aren't any proven facts but to me i say "why not wait 5 min.". i do notice a performance difference, so that's why i choose to warm up my cars.

 

[EDGE]

i know a lot of people who don't warm up their vehicles, and say it's fine. there aren't any proven facts but to me i say "why not wait 5 min.". i do notice a performance difference, so that's why i choose to warm up my cars.

their are many cold weather related failures on vehicles, not so much when new but give them some mileage and they start to show up:

 

[ak4r]

I am not an expert but I have learned from people here in Alaska that most engine wear occurs from when you start a cold engine and the time it takes for the oil pressure to come up. Using a preluber is your best insurance but if nothing else use syn-oil which flows better in the cold and a block heater. Long warmups while parked will heat up part of the engine/drivetrain but not others. Your transmission will still be cold and putting the power to it with a warm engine is hard on it. Most say the best way to warm up is to idle 30 seconds and then drive very slow till it warms up (This is Toyotas recomendation also). Not always practical and you still get the cold air from the heater but I do it anyway if it is not in the garage.

My insurance agent tells me that if they want they could deny the claim for a stolen car if it is left running because it is against the law here to leave an unattended vehicle running. So while a remote starter would be nice I am not willing to risk a $30,000 loss.

 

[TranceKrayz]

you still need keys with a remote starter. you need to put the key in and turn it to the "on" position in order to shift out of park and drive. i did this in my friend's car where i forgot to put in the key after startign with the remote. the car shut off as soon as i shifted out of park.

 

[sharp4runr]

you still need keys with a remote starter. you need to put the key in and turn it to the "on" position in order to shift out of park and drive. i did this in my friend's car where i forgot to put in the key after startign with the remote. the car shut off as soon as i shifted out of park.

Yup you still need the keys to drive a car that has been started with a remote start. My friends will cut off off if you step on the brakes before putting the key in the ignition.

 

[live4swell]

Yeah thats how mine works, I have to put the key in the ignition, turn it to ON and then hit the brake and i am ready to go. If i were to just get in the car and hit the brake without putting the key in the ignition it will turn the truck off. On cold mornings I usually let it warm up for 5 minutes, it helps out a little then I try to drive moderately up my street before I hit a highway and have to start driving faster.

 

[psychoklr]

I only let it warm up for 5minutes or so if it's really cold like -30(yes celsius) but otherwise I let it warm up for 30 seconds and then drive slowly till the temp gauge reads normal. I checked with a shop today about getting a remote start that will do all the factory functions so I won't need to have to remotes.

I live in a small town (1200people) so I'm not too worried about it getting stolen but with it running and the doors unlocked that's a pretty tempting target !!