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> How Long to let the car Warm-up
Britain Smith
post Nov 2 2005, 01:02 PM
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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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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
lapuwali   Let it idle until it feels "smooth", then pull awa...   Nov 2 2005, 01:27 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
bd1308     Nov 6 2005, 12:53 PM


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