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bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	how long are u suppose to warm up the car before you drive it in the cold weather. Im in Ny and it has been around 30-40*F lately and suppose to snow in the morning. i usually wake up late for school so i dont usually let the car run for long before i head off for school.
Posted 13-Dec-2007 03:35
superlion Mega Fish Posts: 1246 Kudos: 673 Votes: 339 Registered: 27-Sep-2003	I've been told at least a couple minutes... this can also help loosen up ice and frost if you run your defroster for easier scraping ><>
Posted 13-Dec-2007 03:52
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	what i do is start it up and take the brush thingy and clean the windows. about 3-5 minutes... then i usually go. is that long enough.
Posted 13-Dec-2007 04:00
Joe Potato Fish Addict Kind of a Big Deal Posts: 869 Votes: 309 Registered: 09-Jan-2001	From what I've heard, with newer cars and oils, it isn't necessary. I fully expect someone like Tim to come in and correct me, though.
Posted 13-Dec-2007 04:50
denver Mega Fish Mile High.... Posts: 1031 Kudos: 205 Votes: 110 Registered: 25-Jul-2000	its been in the mid teens to 20's here most mornings. I WISH it were in the 30-40 range! But, I really only run mine for 5 minutes at most. Depends on the level of snow on my windows. (2007 Subaru Impreza and a 2008 Saturn Vue)
Posted 13-Dec-2007 05:53
Fallout Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000	Good job Joe. Newer cars don't need more than about 30 seconds for it's sake. Idle it as long as you want for your comfort. I usually start it up and brush snow off, then drive away.
Posted 13-Dec-2007 06:59
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	2003 model.
Posted 13-Dec-2007 22:13
Fallout Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000	Yep, 30 seconds is fine, just go easy for the first few miles, let the gears/tranny warm up too. They'll break before anything happens to your engine.
Posted 13-Dec-2007 22:25
wish-ga Mega Fish Dial 1800-Positive-Posts Posts: 1198 Kudos: 640 Registered: 07-Aug-2001	Boy am I lucky with the weather where I live. I still try and let the Red X warm up before scooting off to work...but it does get sacrificed when I am in a hurry. Luckily no ice to scrape off though. Stay safe on the roads FPers in cold climes. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ My fish blow kisses at me all day long ~~~
Posted 18-Dec-2007 04:47
moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	unless your car is older than about 1996, you don't need a lot of warm up time. even so, i would let my car warm up at least until the idle gets to normal operating speed. if you have a tachometer it's much easier to tell than going by sound "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
Posted 18-Dec-2007 08:58
desertfish Small Fry Posts: 13 Kudos: 7 Votes: 6 Registered: 17-Dec-2007	what is this cold that you are talking about. Its barely hitting the 40's right now.
Posted 20-Dec-2007 19:36


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