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| Britain Smith |
 Nov 2 2005, 01:02 PM
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Nano Member  Group: Members Posts: 2,354 Joined: 27-February 03 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 364  |
It is starting to get a bit chilly up here and I was wondering how long I should technically let the car warm-up before driving? I am sure that there is a recommended lenghts of time and an actually lenght of time that people are doing it. So, lets hear it...how long?
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| lapuwali |
Nov 2 2005, 01:27 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743  |
Let it idle until it feels "smooth", then pull away and drive gentlely until it's actually warming up. On the one air-cooled car I have with an oil temp gauge, I'll wait until the needle comes off the stop before using much throttle. The idling step usually doesn't take more than 30 secs unless it's actually cold outside (like 40dF or less). The gentle driving step can take several minutes.
The Type 3 has no temp gauges at all, but I can really feel the difference in idle quality from immediately after startup to 30 seconds after startup, so I wait for that change before putting it in gear. The 914 has a CHT, and it hits 300dF after about 30 sec of idling. |
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Britain Smith How Long to let the car Warm-up Nov 2 2005, 01:02 PM
Bruce Allert If I didn't let Punkin warm up for 5 minutes i... Nov 2 2005, 01:11 PM Joseph Mills Initially, I warm it for one minute. Varying the t... Nov 2 2005, 01:18 PM Demick If I remember correctly, Porsche recommends no rea... Nov 2 2005, 01:24 PM Elliot Cannon I've been asking that question since my first ... Nov 2 2005, 01:29 PM Britain Smith Good input.
I don't have any oil temp, head t... Nov 2 2005, 01:32 PM Buckeye '73 Just read the manual last week.
It says, "Do not ... Nov 2 2005, 01:39 PM Joe Ricard Start, blip throttle till stops spitting. (love t... Nov 2 2005, 02:03 PM Aaron Cox http://www.914world.com/bbs... Nov 2 2005, 04:37 PM IanStott As you can see from the responses, it depends a lo... Nov 2 2005, 04:53 PM Andyrew I dont ever drive my car hard (over 3.5k) untill t... Nov 2 2005, 04:55 PM jimtab Wait until you can't stand it anymore....then ... Nov 2 2005, 06:00 PM r_towle Start car, have cigarette, drive car...
Same goes ... Nov 2 2005, 06:29 PM markb When we bought the SC, we were advised to keep it ... Nov 2 2005, 09:56 PM J P Stein OK, time to hear from the barbarian.
I've been... Nov 2 2005, 10:31 PM Brett W I agree with JP, depending on the temperature I ac... Nov 3 2005, 09:22 AM bd1308 last night, i took it very easy (shifted slowly, s... Nov 3 2005, 09:55 AM Seagrave Just an aside on winter warm-ups, since you're... Nov 6 2005, 01:06 AM ben1440 Interesting about not warming it up, i didnt know ... Nov 6 2005, 12:40 PM
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