My evo isn't my daily driver but I have to move it like 5 feet out of the garage everyday becuase there's no room for people to do other daily duties inside. Anyway....I usualy just turn it on move it and turn it off within a matter of 15 secounds. My neighbor told me its bad to not let the car warm up becuase something like the oil and stuff needs to circlate etc. I don't remember what all he said exactly. But I don't want to damage my car in anyway...so should I let it warm up to its normal operating temp before turning it off or does it not matter? Thanks and I apoligize if this is a dumb question....

 

i wouldnt turn it in n let it sit for 5 mins just to move it for 15 secs.. (basically im saying dont worry about warming up your car for 5 mins just to move it for 15 secs.)

just pop it in neutral n move it

 

That's a good question, I think a lot of people are paranoid about this. I've always felt kinda bad if I move my teg only a few feet then turn it off. But look at it this way, if its off, no harm can be done to the motor so it doesnt matter if oil gets up there in time. You are going to see the same amount of damage as if you started it up and let it warm and then drove to work or something. That's my opinion anyway, I could be wrong.

 

haha, it's a good idea to warm up the car if it is in the winter cuz evo is known to have issues idiling during cold weather. but just moving it a few feet wont hurt the car at all i wouldn't think and after u drive u need to keep the car running for a few seconds to cool the oil down but if ur going to move it a few feet, there's not enough time for the oil in the engine to heat up so u can just turn off ur car.

 

We'll that kinda helps alittle....?....anyone else have .2 to add?

 

You're fine.

Everytime you start the car, especially when it's cold, you put stress on the engine. If you are starting/stopping the car only a couple times a day, then you're just like any other daily driver.

If you're doing it 20 times a day, you should be using another car

But as long as you don't rev up the engine (I'd say, 2500rpm and below) you should be fine, even if it's dead cold.

 

can anyone else confirm this...i dont like letting it sit out there for 15 minutes to get it half way warm...then move it 2 feet and kill it...sorry i just care about my car like every other evo owner...

 

It is the cold starting that is hard on the engine, not the quick move. You are 100 times more likley to spin a bearing on a cold start up and get a bunch of premature wear on the engine.

 

I did this the other day so I could wash my wife's car. I started it, moved it about 20 feet, and then turned it off. The next morning I started it up and it sounded like my cats were riding the crankshaft. It went away right away but I'm wondering if it's a result of my setup or just a normal thing. Either way the car drives fine.

 

when you start the car the rpms are between 1500 and 2100k to warm itself up and get the oil going. so when you move it 5 feet you really dont need to give it any gas(if you know how to use a clutch) . so its like your not even driving i guess.....

 

If it were me I would find a better place to park... I heard the same thing, over the years, that it's always good to let your car warm up a bit, drive it for at least 5 miles and then turn it off. Cars don't like to be started and turned off constantly. It obviously has to do with the warming / cooling of the fluids.

 

Letting an engine idle for extended periods of time is not a good idea and 15 mins of warm up time is way excessive even if the car was going to be driven. What you are doing is fine.

 

take the car out as often as you can and run it on the freeway. you need to warm up the oil to get condensation out as well as the exhaust system.

you have to do what you have to do... not a perfect situation

 

Invest in a remote start.

If you would spend 30k on a car, take care of it. Don't get lazy.

 

I believe part of the thing with not getting the engine warm is oil sludge buildup. Basically, cold oil is thick. You start up the car, get the oil flowing all around the engine, and then shut off the car. The problem then becomes the cold oil which doesn't like to flow and will therefore build up on all the various surfaces instead of flowing off the surfaces.

It's always good to take the car on a nice, long drive once in a while to get rid of any buildup.