Saving Your Car's Engine!

Well what I have read is very much different. It says, actually a lot of modern car no longer need the warming up. If we still do warming up for this new generation of car, then it is damaging the engine because initial unstable rotating frequency. (I can't recall the actual phrase, but it explained why we shouldn't do it). Besides, it's a waste of gasoline to let the car to run for a while and this will contribute more to global warming.

no, i don't. i'm like you i have always herad to let it warm up before u drive. so that's what i do. have a happy sunday.

You are right, most of the wear and potential damage to a car engine is done when it is cold. When first starting it, if you listen carefully, there is for a short period a little rattle. This is OK, but as the engine wears more this rattle will last a little longer and it is best if you let the engine warm just a little. 1 minute is really more than enough, because once the oil-pump has brought up the pressure, if you don't use the gas pedal too hard, it is OK to drive. Modern engines are better equipped to deal with cold starts than the older engines. I learned all this because my dad once serviced and repaired cars and I learned a lot about engines as I grew up.

Hi Chevee, I suppose that we need more warming up of car in near-zero temperatures .We do have those temperatures in early morning of late December and January . Then;we do follow this practice of warming the car up and then starting off to our destination. However;we do not need to do this for the rest of the year;when it is either too Hot or not so much cold . Regards Sweety_81

I always warm my car up. I get in the car, start the engine, move my seat forward as my husband drives my car as well, put my seat belt on, gchoose a cd, put the cd on, make sure the windows are clear and then drive off.

I have to admit that I have done this on occasion. My husband always tells me its not good, and reminds me to wait when he's in the car with me. I have got better with it.

What I have been told is that it depends on when the car was built, and that newer cars need less warm up time. All in all it has been said that about thirty seconds warm up is sufficient. I do not know about that. I will turn on the car and then situate my stuff in the car, and then fasten my seatbelt, adjust the seat and the mirror and look around. Probably at least thirty seconds. If there is frost on the windows, I will start the car, the scrape the windows, etc. I do not idle long enough for the heater to be warm, but probably long enough to get that oil circulating a little bit. No, I guess I do not jump and run.

When it is cold like that here we start ours and let it run for awhile and let it warm up some inside the car and doing that then the motor is warming up also even though I never thought of it that way. hahaha

Depends on the car. If it is an old Chevy, start it and take off Most cars takes a little warming up, to let the oil warm up and all that. But, Some cars just seem to be ready to go as soon as the engine starts. But, in the winter it is better to warm the engine up, why take the risk of ruining the engine for a spare couple of minutes?

Hi Chevee, My husband usually warm the car up when it cold, I don't drive, its his car, but most time he don't drive the car if he could help it, he ride his bike most time to work. Hugs. Tamara

They say that warming up more than a minute or two wastes gas and harms your engine as the car warms up better under load as when driving. I myself like to warm it up a little longer but I feel I am wasting gas if it is just sitting there idling. I always feel I should be using that gas to go somewhere. Apparently a lot of the new cars now you can get seat warmers so you do not have to freeze your tushy.

I'm fully agree with your way to protect your car engine..i always keeping my engine warm before i start my journey...it is good for our engine to have enough time to run the machine...we must keep our engine run at least 30 seconds especially when its cold..