Do you warm up your car in the morning?

last SG · 2005-06-07T01:13:17+00:00

simi lan kentheman...knn....why...i express my views, you got tai ji ah.....ninabeh.....go f u c k spider la..... i think i drove more cars than u have ah.....

harry78 SG

Hi, do we really needs to warm up our car for 5 mins in the morning?
Please advise, I am a new to car

Praetorian111 SG

You can choose from 1) Warm up your car in the morning (Start without doing anything and wait)
2) Start the car and move at a slow speed
3) Start the car and depress the petrol pendal slightly without moving off the car. (But not recommended)

Cheers.

Larry SG

I will normally wait until the engine goes to 1K rpm or lower before I drive off on starting the engine. Anyway, I’m driving a Vios.

sgboy2004 SG

no...cos no car Sad

tailslide SG

the main consideration for wear and tear is the proper lubrication of ur engine internals for the warm up. this typically takes 45 secs to 1 min to get the engine lubs circulating properly in the engine.

while it is recommended that u let the car idle for bout 3 mins without doing anything to it during start up, there is no harm in moving off your car slowly after bout a min.

for me, i more ks. wait until i c water temp start going up and auto choke going off liao then drive off Embarassed

parryhotter SG

However I've seen many don't warm up their car.

Some say, especially in the morning, it is good to not turn on your air-con first. Warm up car, drive for a distance of 1 to 2 KM and then turn on air-con. Anyone pracrise this?

Does anyone know the reason why not to on the air-con first?

mitgalant SG

i think it is better to warm ard 3-4 mins b4 u start drivin.

For me, i use ard that timin and wail for water temp to rise b4 drivin off.

mitgalant SG

i think it is better to warm ard 3-4 mins b4 u start drivin.

For me, i use ard that timin and wail for water temp to rise b4 drivin off.

mitgalant SG

i think it is better to warm ard 3-4 mins b4 u start drivin.

For me, i use ard that timin and wail for water temp to rise b4 drivin off.

Inzaghi SG

usually i will wait for my water temp to move up b4 i start moving..

ceecookie SG

you just have to rev the engine to abt 4000rpm for 30 secs to warm up the engine...or if u at workshop just dyno tune the car and it will be warm...( dyno tune make the car ram all the way untill rev limiter kick in to find max torque and n/m) Laughing

tailslide SG

i juz have to grab u by ur collar and shake u violently for 30 secs for u to wake up ur idea Laughing

number one, ur first suggestion would damage ur cylinder lining and piston rings prematurely.

number two, u are stupid to pay 100 over bucks to warm up ur car at a dyno. but i'll give u the benefit of the doubt that u were talkin c0ck on this point Wink

AE86tofu SG

then i wonder how many SAF drivers will u have 2 shake man.... Laughing

ceecookie SG

u can shake the car id u are the Hulk.....but seriously the method u said can be used to wake up snoozing ppl still sleeping in say, office Laughing

TRD_Sport_M SG

new car no need to warm up..u all go read car manual it will say.
just start engine, can move liao
only very old car than nid warm up

mercur|al SG

1k RPM? how do you do that Wink Even when my engine is damn cold its not 1k!

I normally wait till my engine drops to 750rpm, and water temperature is reaching normal.

nOrmalbOi SG

Rolling Eyes

nOrmalbOi SG

a vios.. when starting it up in the morning... will be at 2k rpm...

it takes about 1.5 - 2 mins to "cool down" to 1k rpm and a further minute or so would let it really warm up and settle to a 750 -800 rpm idle..

not sure about the rest... i wait till the water level light (blue color?) goes off b4 i even turn on the air con...

dansplace SG

finally, someone who bothers to read the manual.. good on ya...

tailslide SG

err, i hope u meant "shake" in the correct sense Laughing

i've heard quite a few theories on "new car dun need to warm up", but i've never really believed in it. unless i can convince myself that engine oil can actually adhere to ur cylinder walls after parking overnite, i seriously do not want to shorten my engine life by taking off first thing after i start my car. research has shown that the most engine wear occurs during start up when the cylinder walls are almost bone dry.