Warming up your S2000
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From: Pleasanton, CA
Originally posted by My Baby S2K
By letting a cold motor idle for a length of time, the oil does not circulate throughout the whole motor. Instead, it mostly "pools" around the lower half of the motor therefore increasing wear along cams and such.
By letting a cold motor idle for a length of time, the oil does not circulate throughout the whole motor. Instead, it mostly "pools" around the lower half of the motor therefore increasing wear along cams and such.
For all of my cars and motorcycles, I drive off as soon as they'll run without heavy choke (or high idle) and I've had time to put on a seat belt (or helmet and gloves) and get moving. I drive them gently until they warm up though. I'm generally half-way warmed up before I can get out of my subdivision to a main road.
Fortunately I don't have to worry about scraping windows or brushing snow off.
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From: suffolk, ny
I just start it in the morning with a remote start and start driving after 5 mins.
Doesnt cars have oil pump to pump the oil around the engine. I doubt that the oil just pool in inside the car.
What do you guys think?
Doesnt cars have oil pump to pump the oil around the engine. I doubt that the oil just pool in inside the car.
What do you guys think?
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From: Gresham, OR
I hold down the #2 button of my compustar alarm and make sure it confirms that the car has been started right after I get out of the shower and am getting dressed for work. Usually 3-4 minutes before I back it out of the garage. Most of the time It has 2 tempature chunks on the guage, sometimes only one...but the heat works right away! ....damn oregon...
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From: 3rd bedroom on the right
Ive been told the same as My baby s2k by my uncle who is a mechanic.
I used to wait a couple of minutes but he told me that this doesnt lube the top end sufficiently and 3 bars can give a false sense that the car has in fact warmed to a 'hard driving' temperature.
Now I start it, lower my top, reverse it out the garage and drive beneath 4Krpms for the first 5mins or so.
The idea of whether the the top end lubes on idle for me would just be speculation other than the fact that a mechanic advised me on it.
I used to wait a couple of minutes but he told me that this doesnt lube the top end sufficiently and 3 bars can give a false sense that the car has in fact warmed to a 'hard driving' temperature.
Now I start it, lower my top, reverse it out the garage and drive beneath 4Krpms for the first 5mins or so.
The idea of whether the the top end lubes on idle for me would just be speculation other than the fact that a mechanic advised me on it.
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From: Mount Rainier
[QUOTE]Originally posted by My Baby S2K
[B]Thanks everyone for the feedback. Seems like all cars work the same. Here is an article explaining why not to let your vehicle sit there during warm up. The article was from a Maxima website:
None seem to believe me when I tell them what happens by doing this poorly choosen warm up procedure. By letting a cold motor idle for a length of time, the oil does not circulate throughout the whole motor. Instead, it mostly "pools" around the lower half of the motor therefore increasing wear along cams and such.
[B]Thanks everyone for the feedback. Seems like all cars work the same. Here is an article explaining why not to let your vehicle sit there during warm up. The article was from a Maxima website:
None seem to believe me when I tell them what happens by doing this poorly choosen warm up procedure. By letting a cold motor idle for a length of time, the oil does not circulate throughout the whole motor. Instead, it mostly "pools" around the lower half of the motor therefore increasing wear along cams and such.
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From: Randolph, NJ
Originally posted by baritone
I usually back it out of the garage within a few seconds of starting it. Then I let it idle while the garage door closes and I fasten the seatbelt. Total of maybe 30 - 45 seconds. Then I just drive it as if the pavement was wet for the first ten minutes or so.
I usually back it out of the garage within a few seconds of starting it. Then I let it idle while the garage door closes and I fasten the seatbelt. Total of maybe 30 - 45 seconds. Then I just drive it as if the pavement was wet for the first ten minutes or so.
I wonder why that is?