114_ap2

for my M3 it says to drive the car from the start just keep smg at level one and keep under 3K rpm, just wonder if its the same for the S2K???

Amer

I personally let it warm up for 5 minutes in idle and then I drive conservatively shifting under 3K rpms until 3 bars show its warmed up.

way2low01

I give it 30 seconds or so and then take it easy till it warms up. Then i go to my normal 4500-5k shifts.

114_ap2

i usually do the same, let warm up 5 minand drive under 3K for about another 5 min

Tee-Dub

Just start it up, idle a few seconds, back out of the garage and go. I keep her under 5k rpm until its showing at least a few bars on the temp gauge. Sitting and idling for 5 minutes IMHO is a waste of gas and time, plus the motor takes longer to warm up when it isn't under any sort of load.

J'sS2K

Ap2, 5 minutes in idle gets the temperature up to 5 bars or more. Maybe it's different on an AP1.

But, I do what you do I get up to 5 bars or more after a 5 minutes warm up.

Jason

$2killa

i dont move until i see 2 bars...but thats just me. here in ohio that takes about 4-5 minutes in the winter

Boofster

I do the two bar thing too. Don't touch the gas until then.
After that drive grandma style until it gets to normal temp. Then VTEEEECC!!!!

pie

5 minute wait? That's a long time. I think there would be nothing wrong if you drove off immediately, just don't flog it until everything warms up. I don't know how good it is for the engine to idle for so long with low oil pressure.

audiophile

When the car was brand new I gave it about a minute to ensure oil pressure was built up before I headed out, then I took it easy(no WOT or VTEC) for the first several hundred miles, the manual says 600, I couldn't wait that long Now I have about 450 miles on it and I give it a few seconds for the idle to level off then back it out of the garage and take it easy until I see the temp. gauge is several notches up, then I drive spiritedly but not like a monster.