Warm up or not?

I know I was feeling spunky

 

I usually let mine idle for 20 to 30 seconds, enough for the revs to drop to about 1100.
One thing I have been wondering is that when I have taken off without warming up for a bit my truck seems really sluggish and also really loud. My pops says its just my clutch fan?? is this true?

 

Truck keeps the revs up to warm the engine faster. No idea about the sluggish bit though.

Where from Alberta are you from. I'm in Cowtown myself.

 

So do you make it a habit listening to advice from people who have direct interest in your car breaking down?

I already asked this hypothetical question before. Do you think it is wise to start your engine in -20C temps. and immediately go full throttle?

If you answered yes, you should start questioning your existence.

If you answered no. Then why is it wise to do the same thing but in a less extreme way? It's basically the same but less throttle push in.

 

I have heard with modern engines it is best to start the engine and accelerate slowly for a minute or so.

 

I just let the RPM's fall. which is... what, after 15 seconds if that. On my dirtbike though, thats a different story.

 

I don't know if it's actually required, but I usually start it and let the rpm's come down. Usually less than a minute. I'm not in a rush.

My old car, Honda Element, had an issue with cold start & go. Sensor problems made it idle high and surge sometimes if I didn't let it warm up.

 

This simply show you know nothing about car's inner working, but hey, it's your car, you can do whatever you want.

Thanks.

 

A lot of it , w/o talking temperature, comes down to how you drive once you get moving. Turn it on , check the guages , then go in reverse but coast down the driveway( or however you need to get goin)... into first. Now that you are moving let it warm up , accelerate casually and all is good. This tax the engine or oiling system. If you go "hard n play hard" even getting out of the driveway , its all on you from there. Temperature wise , freezing , etc , i let it idle for 1-3 minutes based on temp , no rush to get to work first.

 

Don't you think you are taking this whole warm up thing a bit seriously?

 

In theory no warm up is needed beyond engine dropping to 1000 rpm and below. Thats when ECU knows that O2 sensors, ECT sensor, EGR temp is all up to the correct numbers. After that gentle drive, but if temp is really cold its probably good to build up little temp to warm up Transmission fluid, power steering fluid, brake fluid in reservoir. And let metals expand to their proper positions.

 

Also just the example of metal expansion.
If I want to install bearing race into the hub I keept it overnight in the freezer. next day it will slide into the 90 F hub with ease. If I dont do this, I need to hammer down that thing into the place.

 

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/23833-do-i-let-warm-up.html
check post #3

Have you changed your thinking from 2009 krazie? You are getting a little flamy on folks here who have their own "best practices" and have the same right as you to voice their opinion here-but you said in 2009 that you idled yours for 3 minutes then drove off...that is no different than what I have been doing-3-4 minutes idle then take off.
Which one is it

 

I'm in Peace River

 

It takes about 3 minutes for me to unplug it from the block heater and scrape the windows. If you keep reading the rest of the post you'll see I say I just get in and take off.

Word.



It's fuckin' chilly there.

 

"I let it run for 3 minutes to get everything circulated and then I go. Driving warms it up much faster and at least you're getting some MPG out of it versus 0 with it just sitting there."
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This is what you said^^. You let it idle for 3 minutes to "get everything circulated" then you go. Forget the rest of the post-no matter what you said after, your claim then was you gave it a 3 minute idle first. That is an "idle" warmup buddy. No different than my practice but you call my logic "flawed". Hmmm.

 

i let the engine warm up until it idles at 1000rpms or until i cant see my breath, which ever comes second

 

I've never let it warm up, except for when it's cold and that's just to get some heat in the cab haha

 

And you're a tool. You're still missing the part that says Driving it warms it up much faster than idling. Do I honestly get in and take off that instant? No, shit needs to be done to the vehicle first. Windows need to be scraped, mirrors scraped, check the tires for low psi or flats, and a decent check to see that no fuck tards have backed into it while it's been parked. If there's no frost on it and my walk around is quick, no it doesn't take me 3 minutes.

I bet you're one of those people that takes the bible word for word literal.