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however long it takes me to get out of the house after I've hit the remote start...so anywhere between 1-5 mins.
Iv got remote start, so i usually start it when i start walking to my car from work, or in the morning 2-3 minutes before i go out to the car. I like to let it warm up because i always have to floor it to get out of my neighborhood or to get on the interstate from work.
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From: Spokane, Washington
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Depends on how cold it is. If it's mid-winter and it's 10 degrees out, I let it run about 5 minutes or so then drive slowly (rpms not over 3000) until the engine is warmed up. If it's summer and it's 95 degrees out, I usually only wait about 10 seconds (about how long it takes me to put on my seatbelt and chose which SIRIUS Satellite radio station I want to listen to)
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Rep Power: 0 Even in the winter, no more than a minute or so. You will find your car will warm up faster if you actually start driving instead of sitting an idling (you also won't waste as much gas). Just drive easy (ie. keep the revs low) until its up to normal operating temp.
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Originally Posted by pbfoot
barely any time when its hot out, but i wait till the revs get to 1000 in the winter.
Just out of curiosity, where does your rpm's hover at from a cold start in the winter there, pb? I think mine hovers in the vicinity of 1250rpm's on a cold start.. and I have my throttle-body cable self-adjusted.
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Originally Posted by Taryon
Same here..
Just out of curiosity, where does your rpm's hover at from a cold start in the winter there, pb? I think mine hovers in the vicinity of 1250rpm's on a cold start.. and I have my throttle-body cable self-adjusted.
Just out of curiosity, where does your rpm's hover at from a cold start in the winter there, pb? I think mine hovers in the vicinity of 1250rpm's on a cold start.. and I have my throttle-body cable self-adjusted.
edit: nevermind...youre in friggin ontario, im sure it gets much colder there than it does here. LOL
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Rep Power: 0 Even if it's hot out, the engine should still be warmed up. The point of warming up the engine is to get the oil into the moving parts inside the engine so that it will run smoothly. On a cold start, all the oil has been receded back into the oil pan. When the car warms up, the oil returns back to the moving parts to avoid wear and tear.
i was told it was because your engine is made of multiple types of metal so different parts expand at different speeds so if you stress it before everything has expanded you will f(*) your engine up.
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Originally Posted by pbfoot
edit: nevermind...youre in friggin ontario, im sure it gets much colder there than it does here. LOL
Apparently NY and NJ winters are somewhat comparable..
I've only ever been there during the summer.. driving through downtown NY with the heat on full blast aimed out the windows in an attempt to cool the engine and prevent it from overheating LOL 
It's never cold down here, but does taht exclude me? cause I never wait even 30 secs. 
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Originally Posted by nick95673
i was told it was because your engine is made of multiple types of metal so different parts expand at different speeds so if you stress it before everything has expanded you will f(*) your engine up.
