Engine Warm-up???
What????????/ 15 minutes!!!! That is terrible for your car to sit for 15 mins at idle. You are supposed to warm the car up by DRIVING it, not by sitting still.
OP, you can wait 30-60s before you start moving, but after that, start driving out of boost until the engine temps stabilize. Then, you can boost happily. Letting the car idle until it reaches operating temps is bad for the car.
OP, you can wait 30-60s before you start moving, but after that, start driving out of boost until the engine temps stabilize. Then, you can boost happily. Letting the car idle until it reaches operating temps is bad for the car.
Last edited by BUCKNAKED; Jan 21, 2007 at 07:51 PM.
it's simple : wait untill your RPM drop to 1000.
and then you go .no boost untill normal water temp. but if it's too cold wait little longer with the boost, because the oil warming much slover.
and thicker oil = higher oil pressure. just safety for the gaskets.../or oil sealers/
and if you sitting in 15 minutes,that is not bad for your engine ,only you waste gas. No brainer, that is why watercooled.... it's cool it self,like you sitting in the traffic.
and then you go .no boost untill normal water temp. but if it's too cold wait little longer with the boost, because the oil warming much slover.
and thicker oil = higher oil pressure. just safety for the gaskets.../or oil sealers/
and if you sitting in 15 minutes,that is not bad for your engine ,only you waste gas. No brainer, that is why watercooled.... it's cool it self,like you sitting in the traffic.
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Can you type it out verbatim? I doubt it says not to let the car warm up at all. I wouldn't be surprised if it said not to let the car sit at idle in order to warmup. It would make no sense for Audi to tell its owner to romp on the engine before the engine oil has gotten to operating temps.
"To avoid unnecessary engine wear and to reduce exhaust emissions, do not let your vehicle stand and warm up. Be ready to drive off immediately after starting your vehicle. Maintain moderate speed until the engine is completely warm. Remember, the engine performs best at operating temperature."
2001 Audi S4
That stuff sounds like what you guys have been saying, but just not clear enough... It doesn't say anything about 30-60 sec, just says immediately
The important part is driving to warm it up, not worrying about whether you wait 30-60s or drive immediately. We were making sure you knew not to let the car idle until it's warm - that's a no-no.
hmmm.. i warm up the evo until the rpm drops, or until i finish my morning cigerette 
3 mins is good, it all depends on the outside temp. If its snowing, u need more than three
driving is better , just dont go about 4K rpm
3 mins is good, it all depends on the outside temp. If its snowing, u need more than three
driving is better , just dont go about 4K rpm
Alright, just like I promised, I have the manual here:
"To avoid unnecessary engine wear and to reduce exhaust emissions, do not let your vehicle stand and warm up. Be ready to drive off immediately after starting your vehicle. Maintain moderate speed until the engine is completely warm. Remember, the engine performs best at operating temperature."
2001 Audi S4
That stuff sounds like what you guys have been saying, but just not clear enough... It doesn't say anything about 30-60 sec, just says immediately
"To avoid unnecessary engine wear and to reduce exhaust emissions, do not let your vehicle stand and warm up. Be ready to drive off immediately after starting your vehicle. Maintain moderate speed until the engine is completely warm. Remember, the engine performs best at operating temperature."
2001 Audi S4
That stuff sounds like what you guys have been saying, but just not clear enough... It doesn't say anything about 30-60 sec, just says immediately
probably this is keep going the audi service buisness
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Why is everyone putting in their opinion on how long to warm this thing up? There's a right way and wrong way. You've been told the right way, you have a scan of what mitsu tells you to do... End of story.
Got a good story though, back around 93-94 I worked in a stock room from 4am to 9am. It snowed about 1 foot from the time I arrived to the time I was leaving. I turned on the car while I was scraping ice and snow off my windows... and locked the keys in the car. That poor Geo Storm idled for almost an hour before I could get my spare keys from home.
Got a good story though, back around 93-94 I worked in a stock room from 4am to 9am. It snowed about 1 foot from the time I arrived to the time I was leaving. I turned on the car while I was scraping ice and snow off my windows... and locked the keys in the car. That poor Geo Storm idled for almost an hour before I could get my spare keys from home.
I usually wake up in the morning and turn my turbo timer to 10 min and walk back upstairs and get ready for work, then i go back down and drive it like I normally would to work. Seems to me that I should'nt do that anymore though... The reason I dont like driving my car when it's cold or only warmed up for 2-3 min only is because it's really hard getting into 1st and reverse. Also, the tranny feels like really clunky when shifting.
I have an 03 and I let the car warm up for about 5 minutes every day. The car has 102K miles and makes 310whp and 295wtq with a couple bolt ons. Never had any issues! I think it's safer to let the car warm up, not only for the engine but all the transmission parts as well!