Warming the S2000 Up
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Originally Posted by mad-dog-one,Nov 30 2005, 11:10 AM
Doesn't the owners manual say that no warm-up is necessary? I remember reading this somewhere.
ps. However, I've now discovered that this is indeed printed in the owner's manuals of other cars, Mini as one example.
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Originally Posted by Tommy-S2K,Dec 1 2005, 11:31 AM
I NEVER depart until I'm showing two bars on the temp gauge. Common sense and a little understanding about the stresses being applied to all those parts making you you go fast tell you that a slow warm up is a good thing.
Here is an exerpt from this: http://www.cartalk.com/content/features/fueleconomy/
This tip also applies to warming up the car. Unless it's below freezing, cars don't need to be warmed up at all. Driving them gently is the best warm up there is. If it's 25 degrees out, you might want to let it warm up for 30 seconds. If it's 10 degrees out, warm it up for a minute. If it's -10 degrees out, move somewhere warmer.
You don't have to let the engine run on and on before driving away. About a minute is all that's needed to sufficiently warm up the engine.
The best way to warm your car up is to drive it. With computer controlled, fuel-injected engines, you need no more than 30 seconds of idling before driving away. Things like wheel bearings, steering, suspension, transmission and tires only warm up when your car is moving.
The problem is that our idling habit has nothing to do with warming up our cars. It's simply about personal comfort.
The problem is that our idling habit has nothing to do with warming up our cars. It's simply about personal comfort.
As far as getting warm, the engine will warm up faster being driven than jsut sitting there idling, in most cses, so letting it sit there and warm up for 4-5 minutes is a waste.
Fuel injected cars (1986 or so and newer)
Just start the car. Do not pump the throttle, do not push on the throttle during cranking, just turn the key and start the engine. Allow it to idle for about 1 minute, then begin driving. On newer cars (86 and up) , allowing them to idle for 5 minutes is bad for them. Driving easy for the first five minutes is the key, because the engine will warm up faster driving it than it will just sitting there idling.
Just start the car. Do not pump the throttle, do not push on the throttle during cranking, just turn the key and start the engine. Allow it to idle for about 1 minute, then begin driving. On newer cars (86 and up) , allowing them to idle for 5 minutes is bad for them. Driving easy for the first five minutes is the key, because the engine will warm up faster driving it than it will just sitting there idling.
Avoid prolonged warming up of engine. 30 seconds of warming up is already enough.
I'm afraid that your "common sense" and "understanding" has some limitations and has long since become "old wives tales".
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Originally Posted by Saki GT,Dec 1 2005, 12:38 PM
A bit off topic, but is it just me, or does the S have more of a bark when the engine is cold?
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Originally Posted by xviper,Dec 1 2005, 10:17 AM
I've just scoured my MY00 owner's manual and I can't fnd this written in there. As with you, I've read this in many other publications, but I don't believe it's in our manual, at least not in mine.
ps. However, I've now discovered that this is indeed printed in the owner's manuals of other cars, Mini as one example.
ps. However, I've now discovered that this is indeed printed in the owner's manuals of other cars, Mini as one example.
From the mouth of God himself. (Well, the Honda Gods at least...) Case closed.
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Originally Posted by i_heart_my_DB8,Dec 1 2005, 12:41 PM
From my 2003 Owner's Manual (I knew I read it in here one time...)
From the mouth of God himself. (Well, the Honda Gods at least...) Case closed.
From the mouth of God himself. (Well, the Honda Gods at least...) Case closed.
Honda must have heard about all the "old wives" out there warming up S2000 engines to "X bars" before driving. 
Those engineers must have sat at their drafting tables and gone .....................................
But mostly this ...........................................
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I can't believe I read this whole thread! It was entertaining...
I like to equate my S to a beautiful woman...it seems to respond better if I warm it up a little before I drive it!
One minute equals the time for the engine to drop from 2000 rpm's to 1500 rpm's, I think. I'll time it next time.
I like to equate my S to a beautiful woman...it seems to respond better if I warm it up a little before I drive it!
One minute equals the time for the engine to drop from 2000 rpm's to 1500 rpm's, I think. I'll time it next time.
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From: Texas City
Originally Posted by xviper,Dec 1 2005, 01:28 PM
It's about 60,000,000,000 nanoseconds.
Drive Safe,
Steve R.