Someone told me that letting your car run in the morning is not a good thing...is that true or not? I've been doing that with all my cars.


Thanks,
Mike

 

I was always told to let it run before you drive it. I always let the engine do it's high idle and when it comes down after a couple seconds, I am good to go.

 

I agree warm up--- untill rpm's come down from initial start.. Esp if its cold!!


They way i see it, do you hop right out of bed and start sprnting down the street--no

R special times when you will need to hop right out of bed..
Such as... When you just fu#k#d some dirty ***** from a club, and you want to get the hell out of her house in the am..
You run, and so dont you car,, cold or not..

 

Umm nice analogy...I think.

You are not suppose to warm up Audi's. It says so right in your manual. Letting your car sit idle to warm it up is hard on the engine. As cary12 said, wait for the rmps to drop down which should happen in about a minute. Drive the car very lightly (under 3-4k rmps) until the thermostat pops open. You can tell when this has happened when the coolent temperature needle suddenly begins to go to rise.

 

WOW! i did not know that i've always let it sit for minutes...haha better check the manuel more often....[sm=smiley17.gif]

 

Yeah, the fastest and easiest way to warm up your car is to let the needle drop to idle and then just go and keep it south of 3k-ish until your car heats up.

Sitting in the driveway upon cold start = carbon build up.

 

^^^what Steve36 said;

Letting the car idle causes carbon build-up in the engine, and is bad for the cat. The engine will heat up much slower than if you drive it. Wich means the engine will run at less than perfect conditions for a longer time (more wear).

Start driving right away, but without revving the engine too high.

Get a heater for the engine block if you want the comfort of a hot car, and to spare the engine in the winter (an inside heater is only for your comfort, not your cars).

You'll save the cost of a heater in 2 years, by the saved fuel cost.

 

Unless you live in Saskatchewan where the temps drop to -40, there is no need to warm the car up. Just drive gently until operating temperatures are reached.

When I lived in Saskatchewan it would get so F'n cold that the rubber in the tires would freeze flat on the bottom.

 

i read in the haynes manual that you are suppose to rev it higher then you usually do until it starts to warm up, but not to just turn it on and let it sit there even if it is the mid of winter

 

Do NOT rev it high when it is cold. Read it again.