Hey Scotty how are you? So this has been a recent debate by me whether or not its a good or bad thing to drive a vehicle on cold. Should you let a vehicle warm up to proper temperature and then start driving or should you start the vehicle up then go therefore drive and let it warm up faster? Cause I've seen some people in the morning they'll just start their vehicle up and go and I've had this theory doing that will cause wear to occur. Me I let my car warm up to the proper temperature even if I've driven it already and is back on cold. So I've decided to finally ask someone and debunk what's the real truth should you let the vehicle warm up to proper temperature then go or start up and go?
Give it maybe 10 seconds for the oil to splash around a bit, and then carry on!
my vehicle takes about 10 minutes to get fully up to temp. There's no way I'm waiting that long.
No need to let it come up to full temp. Just give it 10 to 15 seconds and you are good to go. Just need enough time for things to fire up.
The days of warming cars up for 10 or 15 or 20 minutes are over in my opinion. Its not needed anymore. Cars have electronic fuel injection and have many sensors that meter things better so that the computer can automatically adjust your air fuel ratio. Plus newer oils are thinner and synthetic and they flow very quickly even in cold weather. That being said, its probably still a good idea to let it idle for a couple minutes while you are getting ready. Especially if you will be panning on driving fast right away. This will give the metal components a change to expand a bit before you start driving. Pistons need to expand in order to seal properly against the cylinder walls, etc. In simpler words, the time it takes you to clear up your windshields, get inside, take a sip of coffee, and buckle up is more than enough warm up time. Thats my thoughts on it.
