Faster Cold Start
Originally Posted by evo bill
I had this some problem till I moved to south florida
An engine block heater is the solution, but what you should do is let it idle for 2-3 mins then drive it slowly up to operating temp.
If there is snow all over the car, it's a plus. Start her up, then brush the snow off as you would normally, and hop into your warm *** car.
Originally Posted by donour
Yes, it takes much longer to warm up on colder days (like this morining). I find that the engine warms much more quickly under light load. Here's my cold morning rountine:
1) start and let idle for about 30 seconds
2) Driving out of my parking garage in first gear at near idle (1000-2000 rpms).
3) Drive the first 1-2 miles in first @ ~2000 rpms. The side streets by my house are small anyway.
This takes about 3-5 minutes and usually gets the engine warmed up enough to run a moderate load and get hot air from the a/c system. They key here is getting some load on the engine. It takes much longer to warm up by just idling. At the same time you don't want to put any serious load on it, nor do you want to get into boost.
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1) start and let idle for about 30 seconds
2) Driving out of my parking garage in first gear at near idle (1000-2000 rpms).
3) Drive the first 1-2 miles in first @ ~2000 rpms. The side streets by my house are small anyway.
This takes about 3-5 minutes and usually gets the engine warmed up enough to run a moderate load and get hot air from the a/c system. They key here is getting some load on the engine. It takes much longer to warm up by just idling. At the same time you don't want to put any serious load on it, nor do you want to get into boost.
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is it just me or am i retarded? i have an audi a4 and in the manual it said once the car is started it is warmed up then started speakin about how turbo cars are ready to go no warm up necessary...?
you are retarded, yes. its detromental to run any sort of boost before the car is warm. it isn't really gonna hurt your 4runner or something, unless its frozen, but don't boost a car before its warm......you will regret it down the road.
not to mention, the car just runs like crap while its cold....let the darn thing warm up
not to mention, the car just runs like crap while its cold....let the darn thing warm up
well, he asked, LOL. and how is remote start gonna help if you are in a hurry like you say? is your car like 50 yards from your front door or something? walk outside and start that junk and save yourself the money.
Originally Posted by gsujeff55
well, he asked, LOL. and how is remote start gonna help if you are in a hurry like you say? is your car like 50 yards from your front door or something? walk outside and start that junk and save yourself the money.
hey dumbass! he could use the remote start from his house as he is getting ready or something duuuuur
and acutally its bad to let your car idle and warm up it wastes gas and can cause premature failure in the motor. the only way to warm a car up properly is to put load on the motor like someone already said. and the only ways to do that is either to throttle it above idle or drive the car. (but not enough to boost).
Last edited by Mivo; Mar 9, 2005 at 02:07 PM.
Originally Posted by Evoisdream
i wake up 9 minutes early everyday and set my turbo timer for 9MIN let it idle for that lock the car up go inside and brush my teeth etc... come back out and go when it hits like 15 sec 
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