our car does not have a carb on it so start it - put on the belt and away I go - easily until it is warmed up.

I don't understand why someone will belive something they read that was written in 1973 about warm up time and won't belive something written about a modern engine.

 

For me i just get in the car, clutch in start the car, take about 10 sec to put on my belt and put my phone on the cup holder, and off we go. Start off by taking it slowly usually not more than 3.5k rpm for me and i usually let it sit at a lower gear than i would when the engine is fully warm up to have it warm up faster.

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i like 5 and 8 haha xD

 

I used to be really anal about making sure I warmed my S up before i drove it. than I realized that its a waste of gas and time. Like everyone else.... just drive very conservatively until the motor warms itself up and than drive the way you want.
Its funny because I try and keep the rpms low when the motor is cold but when I go to work I have to get on the freeway for 5 minutes and you cant help but have the rpms high at freeway speeds in the S.

 

Anyone thought about how the cylinder wall experiences the most friction from piston rings during start up due to not having a fully established hydrodynamic oil film on the cylinder wall.
I dont know how long it takes to establish this oil film but I wouldn't risk throwing the car into gear right after start up. I believe this might effect in the long run by wearing down the piston rings and excessive oil burnings.

 

My rule: do not exceed 4k rpms before 4 bars on the temperature gauge, do not exceed 6k rpms before 6 bars, full warmed up (8 bars I believe) you are rady to vtec. Start driving about 20-30 seconds after starting the engine.

 

I have always started my car and taken off within a few seconds. On subzero days, I give it a minute max. My car now has 172,000 miles and runs link new.

I've done this with all my previous cars without problems: The most recent were 300,000 miles on a Corolla, 207,000 miles on a Civic, 157,000 miles on an accord. And they were still running when I sold them.

As many have said, just don't drive hard until it's warmed up. Another thing: Don't rev the engine when you start it. I've seen countless people do this, and I cringe every time they do.

 

I start the car, let it idle while I find the right song on my ipod lol, by the time I find it it's already been at least a minute.

 

A few comments on that article:

1. Chic in the pic is kinda hot

2. Just because a "mechanic" says idling is pointless doesn't mean a thing. Mechanics aren't internal combustion engineers. Mechanics could care less if your car wears out faster than it should...that is what keeps them in business!

3. A cold engine being driven is going to pollute more than a cold engine idling. With O2 and other sensors still frozen...the engine is going to run very rich until things warm up a bit and the more throttle you give a cold engine the more pollution you create. Fortunately modern engines are very effective at running efficiently even at cold idle.

4. I can't believe a city would put an ordinance out on not idling your car to warm it up but will readily put another traffic light in which causes thousands of combined vehicle hours every day spent idling at the lights!

 

i just let mine idle enough to where i can hook up my ipod and get comfortable. so about 30 sec to 1 min.