how long do u warm up ur car?
09-Nov-2003, 04:57 PM
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Originally posted by Tman
Wow, do any of you wonder what happens when your engine is hot and your shifting on a cold tranny.......
Warm-up for me in the winter is 2 min tops.
Summer/spring no more than 30 seconds. And always shift under 3000rpm when its cold.
Wow, do any of you wonder what happens when your engine is hot and your shifting on a cold tranny.......
Warm-up for me in the winter is 2 min tops.
Summer/spring no more than 30 seconds. And always shift under 3000rpm when its cold.
being most of us are driving standard, the input shaft is turning so the tranny lube is getting some circulation (in neutral clutch is engaged, yer just not in gear)..
in an auto it'd get more heat cuz in park the torque convertor is spinning, it shares the same oil as the rest of the tranny..the only thing that would heat it up faster is being in gear and on the brake..the resistance would cause it to heat up faster
09-Nov-2003, 06:00 PM
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yer engine is seperate from the tranny, so you treat it differently..
still keep yer engines rpm's down until you know for sure that it's warmed up sufficiently..
all i'm saying is that when yer engine is ready, so is your tranny..
to heat your engine and tranny up faster (with an automatic), throw it into gear and idle it instead of park
the tranny will also pickup resonant heat given off from the engine and heat transferred through the block/housing..
still keep yer engines rpm's down until you know for sure that it's warmed up sufficiently..
all i'm saying is that when yer engine is ready, so is your tranny..
to heat your engine and tranny up faster (with an automatic), throw it into gear and idle it instead of park
the tranny will also pickup resonant heat given off from the engine and heat transferred through the block/housing..
09-Nov-2003, 06:01 PM
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Just to be safe, I'd keep RPMs relatively low until the engine is completely warmed up (probably under 3250rpms or so). That means you gotta wait a few more minutes until you can do some burn outs! 
09-Nov-2003, 08:46 PM
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In summer... I turn engine on and go.
In fall.. I seem to work a bit slower.. cuz my body seems to freeze up a bit.. so I sit in there and put my faceplate in slowly.. put case slowly.. so about 10 seconds.
In winter... I usually let it idle for 1 minute then go.
That's what the owner's manual said. It said 1 minute is enough warming up time.. anything more than that is a waste and it polutes the environment.. (I read that in my actual Honda owner's manual)
In fall.. I seem to work a bit slower.. cuz my body seems to freeze up a bit.. so I sit in there and put my faceplate in slowly.. put case slowly.. so about 10 seconds.
In winter... I usually let it idle for 1 minute then go.
That's what the owner's manual said. It said 1 minute is enough warming up time.. anything more than that is a waste and it polutes the environment.. (I read that in my actual Honda owner's manual)
09-Nov-2003, 09:43 PM
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Originally posted by NoSpleeny
That's what the owner's manual said. It said 1 minute is enough warming up time.. anything more than that is a waste and it polutes the environment.. (I read that in my actual Honda owner's manual)
That's what the owner's manual said. It said 1 minute is enough warming up time.. anything more than that is a waste and it polutes the environment.. (I read that in my actual Honda owner's manual)
10-Nov-2003, 07:59 AM
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Originally posted by SpikeyLee
Spring, summer, and fall; the time it takes to put on my seatbelt, pop in a cd and I'm off. In the winter, like a minute or two. Or if the windshield is completely covered in haze, I gotta wait long enough for me to see out the window!!
Needless idling just causes pollution to the environment and wastes fuel. Cars these days really don't need very much time to "warm up." Driving the car is the fastest way to warm the thing up.
Read up on how bad idling is for your engine/environment:
Ministry of Natural Resources
Spring, summer, and fall; the time it takes to put on my seatbelt, pop in a cd and I'm off. In the winter, like a minute or two. Or if the windshield is completely covered in haze, I gotta wait long enough for me to see out the window!!
Needless idling just causes pollution to the environment and wastes fuel. Cars these days really don't need very much time to "warm up." Driving the car is the fastest way to warm the thing up.
Read up on how bad idling is for your engine/environment:
Ministry of Natural Resources
I agree
and thats not just from an enviromentlist point of view... it even states it in the owners manual that it only needs a few minuits! now why would honda lie to us 
?? 
people that idle their cars for long periods like in the morning, I bet will be in the performance forum this spring complaining about poor fuel milage, cuz their engines will be so bunged up with depostits...lol
10-Nov-2003, 12:46 PM
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Seeing as how my car is in a garage most of the time (both at home and at work), I don't let it sit up for more than 30 seconds. Just drive it like grandma for the first little bit until it is fully warmed up.
The only time it will actually sit for longer is if I have to scrape off snow, defrost windows, etc.
It also helps to have heated leather seats, in that even though the car is cold and not putting out heat yet, I can still turn on the seats.
The only time it will actually sit for longer is if I have to scrape off snow, defrost windows, etc.
It also helps to have heated leather seats, in that even though the car is cold and not putting out heat yet, I can still turn on the seats.
12-Nov-2003, 04:34 PM
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I have one of them engine block heaters so there is no need to warm the car up in the winter.
The engine is so warm that even if it snows the hood never gets covered by the snow. Good thing I don't have to clean up the hood anymore.
The engine is so warm that even if it snows the hood never gets covered by the snow. Good thing I don't have to clean up the hood anymore.
12-Nov-2003, 06:55 PM
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Originally posted by BoOsTZeX
I agree and thats not just from an enviromentlist point of view... it even states it in the owners manual that it only needs a few minuits! now why would honda lie to us ?? people that idle their cars for long periods like in the morning, I bet will be in the performance forum this spring complaining about poor fuel milage, cuz their engines will be so bunged up with depostits...lol
I agree
and thats not just from an enviromentlist point of view... it even states it in the owners manual that it only needs a few minuits! now why would honda lie to us ?? people that idle their cars for long periods like in the morning, I bet will be in the performance forum this spring complaining about poor fuel milage, cuz their engines will be so bunged up with depostits...lol
Now if you and I could convince everyone else to stop idling for so long! I think that there's some municipal by-law against excessive idling too!
12-Nov-2003, 08:10 PM
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Originally posted by 97SiR
I have one of them engine block heaters so there is no need to warm the car up in the winter.
The engine is so warm that even if it snows the hood never gets covered by the snow. Good thing I don't have to clean up the hood anymore.
I have one of them engine block heaters so there is no need to warm the car up in the winter.
The engine is so warm that even if it snows the hood never gets covered by the snow. Good thing I don't have to clean up the hood anymore.
good call on the heater tho!
13-Nov-2003, 11:28 AM
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I just run out and start it, then go in, brush my teeth, wash my face, and check for down feathers in my hair LOL and then I'm set to go.
Otherwise, usually till I notice the TEMP gauge has moved a little where the bottom of the needle starts to enter the space above "C"
LOL and then I'm set to go. Otherwise, usually till I notice the TEMP gauge has moved a little where the bottom of the needle starts to enter the space above "C"
14-Nov-2003, 03:14 PM
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Originally posted by Toxic
When refering to "warming up the car" it doesnt necessarally mean to actually Raise the temperature of the car, but instead to let all the fluids make their way thru your engine/hoses and properly lubricate everything before you start revvin like a mad man.
good call on the heater tho!
When refering to "warming up the car" it doesnt necessarally mean to actually Raise the temperature of the car, but instead to let all the fluids make their way thru your engine/hoses and properly lubricate everything before you start revvin like a mad man.
good call on the heater tho!
Tell me about it. It has been a time saver in the winter especially since my car sits outside over night. And come to think about it it was not even that expensive to have it installed. I think back in '97 I payed something like $150.
