warming up before driving

[dtrain69er]

probably a stupid question but how long should i warn up the engine before driving? its a 94vr i think.


thanks

[White Tiger]

have a read through this

[DLFHUB666]

Dont think there is a set time for warming up your car but i always give mine a minimum of 1 minute i just look at the time on the song playing then off i go an i only do this for the 1st start up of the day . mine is a vx ss

[seq4x4]

Theres a set time? I just start up, find a song, roll a smoke, and off i go, under a min i would say. I think i should read this link

[The_Captain]

Dont think there is a set time for warming up your car but i always give mine a minimum of 1 minute i just look at the time on the song playing then off i go an i only do this for the 1st start up of the day . mine is a vx ss

I agree. I always give the ute a good minute. By the time you get in, get settled, switch the radio/iPod on - but the 'ol seat belt on...you've just about blown the time anyway.
Always good to give the motor enough time to build the oil pressure up and lubricate the parts that need it.

Cheers

[Brett_jjj]

In a VN handbook I have it says this about warmups= avoid long warm ups,they are unnecessary and waste fuel.An engine takes approximately 5 minutes to reach its efficient operating temperature,and it does this most effectively by driving down the road.Id say this would be relevent to the later models as well.

[VR028]

yeah you wouldnt need more than a minute on a cold winters morning. i remember reading somewhere most modern engines have moved around enough oil to get going in about 15 secs

[seq4x4]

On the topic of warming up and oil pressure. I heard that the pick ups in the ecotecs get blocked very easily. Is this true?

[soop]

Only if you don't change the oil regularly.

Warm up isn't necessary. Only reason people used to do it was because carby cars don't vaporize the fuel real well when cold so they'd stall allot.

[AqaumarineVR]

I let my VR idle for a good 2-5 mins,summer or winter,mainly as its got over 375,000km+ on the original motor,i do it just until i get the money for a rebuild.My BF XR8,i let it idle until it's on the 1/4 mark on the gauge,main reason is it's a pig to drive dead cold(it needs cold start tuning),and also to put some heat into the Gearbox as she don't like going into 2nd without a fight.It's really up to the individual

[Brett_jjj]

Soop is dead right,an engine with the old carby setup had to be warmed up,otherwise it would stall when trying to take off.These days with EFI and engine management systems,it can be 40 above or 40 below and these engines will start up and run perfectly,all because of the engine management system.The only thing to really watch with a cold engine is not to rev it hard or load up the engine too much until its fully up at operating temperature.

[Andrew426]

Agreed, not much point in warming up a modern EFI petrol if everythings in good working order. I normally give my VS 20 seconds or so, because its ####ed and the trans wont go into drive unless its been idled for a bit first. In my VR though, I just get in and go.


Its only a car.....

[klampy]

same as andrew426 i just start it, get comfy pull out the drive and go hard soon as i get on the street. iv always been taught if ur gonna drive it hard, drive it hard all the time. apparently goes the same for run in as well. run it in as you would drive it.

[padrickz88]

Start the car, no ticking or oil pressure light? great! lets go

[wraith]

I noticed in the VR the oil reaches the heads pretty quick so I can't see it being that big of a drama in regards to warming up. If the car is modified with forged pistons then it's a different story.

[6 shooter]

well its better when you go hard to have a warm motor. especially with older motors or turbos because there designed to run warmed up. but i give it bout 20 30 secs before taking off and then drive it easy till the temp gauge starts going up because the gearbox and diff need to warm up too

[WogBoyz]

Yeah i give mine about 30 secs to a min or so, maybe a litttle longer on colder morning

[Thomas1]

Start it and go. Don't drive it hard until its up to temp.

[VrWagz1]

Start it and go. Don't drive it hard until its up to temp.

Pretty much thats it.

1.Get in car
2.clutch in
3.turn key
4.let clutch out and drive.

Total time around 10 seconds

[VR028]

well its better when you go hard to have a warm motor. especially with older motors or turbos because there designed to run warmed up. but i give it bout 20 30 secs before taking off and then drive it easy till the temp gauge starts going up because the gearbox and diff need to warm up too

very true mate. may i also add for peoples reference that the gear box and difff take alot longer to warm up aswell. just because engine temp gauge says its warm doesnt neccessarily mean its time to start flogging the car

[VS 5.0]

Yeah i give mine about 30 secs to a min or so, maybe a litttle longer on colder morning

Cold morning in Cairns ???? Pfft

But back to topic, start it up, belt up, check the tunes and away. No hard work until everything has had a chance to warm up though.