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04-20-2010, 02:34 PM
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 Drives: 2010 Chevy Camaro LS Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Bay Area, CA
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Starting up your car in the morning
I just wanted to know how long do you guys usually heat up your car in the morning when it hasn't been on during the night. I usually tend to be late for work because I usually wait about a good 10-15 minutes before I get going. lol. but do some of you just start the car and go and if you do have you experienced any problems? Thanks!
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04-20-2010, 02:37 PM
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Start up and go. Any time of the year. No problems!
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04-20-2010, 02:39 PM
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Mischief Managed
Drives: 2SS/RS RJT with silver rallys Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Southbound
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Never even warmed her up in the winter - get in and go....
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04-20-2010, 02:39 PM
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Drives: 2010 Camaro 1LT/RS M6 Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Fairhaven, MA
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I start and go... I just don't romp on it til it warms up. No problems and I have over 13,000 miles on it so far.
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04-20-2010, 02:44 PM
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Drives: 2010 Victory Red 1LT/RS Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Aberdeen, NC
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Start up and go!
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04-20-2010, 02:45 PM
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Drives: 2010 Chevy Camaro LS Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Bay Area, CA
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Ok cool it looks like i don't have to be late anymore. hahaha. thanks for the info! I just always heard that it was good to heat the car up before going.
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04-20-2010, 02:51 PM
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Drives: ADM Built 740RWHP 2SS/RS Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: DFW
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Start and let car warm up about 30 - 45 seconds . But it takes a few miles before the oil temp and transmission warms to proper temperature.
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04-20-2010, 02:53 PM
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Drives: 1SSRS RY L99 Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Ontario
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No, No, No! Always let it run for a bit!!! The colder it is the longer it needs to run! Even in the summer time it can take a solid 30 sec for oil to be fully circulating around the engine. The faster the engine heats up the more uneven expansion of parts you get. Your engine will definitely last longer if you let run for a bit. Just a minute or so in the summer, and just 5-10 mins in the winter is all you need to give some life to your engine.
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04-20-2010, 02:53 PM
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Drives: 2012 1SS IOM Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Hutto, TX
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Usually with 8 cylinders you should wait about 30-45 seconds and let the oil flow through the engine but just drive at low RPM the first couple of miles and wait for oil temps and engine temps to get hot.
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04-20-2010, 02:54 PM
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I have no life
Drives: 06' Subaru STI, ex-Camaro V6 LLT Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Top Gear Test Track
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I turn on the engine, do a DIC check on my tires, oil levels, etc. so a total of 3 minutes... then I drive her slow, don't floor it. About maybe 5-10 mins pulling out of my neighbourhood, then I drive normally =D
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04-20-2010, 02:55 PM
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Don't Like it? Suggit.
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I always let her warm up for a minute or two... You want to let the oil circulate before you start putting the motor under a load. You'll add years of life to your engine this way.
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04-20-2010, 02:56 PM
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Drives: 2016 Mazda6, 2011 Mustang 5.0 Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Portage, Wisconsin
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You're wasting time and gas. Start it and drive off. Driving will warm it up faster than idling. Just drive gently until the temps come up to normal.
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04-20-2010, 03:02 PM
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Drives: 2017 Camaro 2SS - M6, NPP, MRC Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Delco, PA
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In winter I wait long enough for the air coming out of the vents to mostly defrost the windshield in the morning (visibility = kinda important
 ). When that's not an issue, I just go. 
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04-20-2010, 03:07 PM
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Drives: 1SSRS RY L99 Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Ontario
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Wasting gas? Once you start to score the cylinder walls due to your "get in and go" mentality and you start to get blow by and low power after a few years and your mileage goes out the window how much gas do you think you will use then?
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