Do you warm up your 3gee??

[87AccordsterLx]

ALSO.... if you fliped the lid on your carbs air filter as i did... you have to remember that you dont have the exhaust return so your carb will take longer to warm up....

[MIK3]

Which would be better tho for warming the beast up? Revin a lil ways, or simply letter it idle?

[87AccordsterLx]

if its idleing at around 2000rpms then let it be... once the idle drops after you give it a little gas then your good to go... (carb people only)

[Scotts88WhiteLX-i]

Originally posted by OldSchoolSwap
Remote Start! 5 to 10 min. Then i roll

so you can just start your car an drive it without the key?

[maka_RTH]

Originally posted by Scotts88WhiteLX-i
so you can just start your car an drive it without the key?

i think you'd still need the key to turn the steering wheel(unless the steering wheel lock is busted), but remote start could be fun

[HondaLuxury]

there is more oil pressure in the engine when the engine is cold. there is no possible way that you could hurt your engine by driving it normally when it is cold. warming the engine up is just a waste of gas.

[netfreak]

When I leave work I give it a few minutes, mainly because I'm frozen and too cold to drive. In the mornings I step into my nice warm garage and i'm EFI so I don't warm up.

[87AccordsterLx]

why do you keep your garage warm? That’s so inefficient... I mean come on...

[netfreak]

It's not heated but it sure isn't freezing either.

[Blue Impact]

I usually warm it up for like 10 minutes, but when I'm in a rush, it's all start and go.

[njpeter]

first, when it coes to driving a freezin cold car, I'm a wimp..I need my heat..I even bought a block heater this year, but the SOB delivered weeks late and I couldn't get it installed.

for a stick shift, I guess a minute of two is ok..for an auto tranny however, I want it to be good and warmed up before I take off. While some say it's a waste of gas ( I'll agree for a stick it would be) to keep the auto happy, the oil has to be warmed up just a bit..what I really want is a heated seat and wheel..it's about 5 degrees outside right now..So I go with the warmup till full operating temp, Besides that I'm as sick as can be..and need the heat.

almost 90% of engine wear occurs during the first 30 seconds of cold running

[OldSchoolSwap]

What are you all talking about???!!!!!!!!!!!

It has nothing to do with auto or stick! The main purpose of warming up an engine is to well lubricate it and get it to operating temperatures before reving it up.

Remember, the oil sits in your oil pan and needs time to flow up to the head and start lubricating your head, valves, springs and so on. Some oil is retained in the oil filter but this is not suffcient.

Those of you that just start and "go" are doing major premature damage to the motor as oil does not have enough time to lubricate the upper engine components, therefore resulting in "metal to metal" contact (scratching surface). Oil creates a thin layer between metal that provides lubrication and keep parts moving efficiently.


I hope i've made myself clear

[1987HondaAccord]

i live in the sunny southern california. there is no real need to warm up the engine. although i do turn it on and wipe down the windows if i have the time, and if there is anything on the windows.

as for what oldschoolswap said, does it really matter if you warm it up? if you do, the first few minutes are still going to be without oil, even if its just idling. i could understand why reving it hard as soon as you start could be bad.

its an interesting subject. there is much to say on both sides.

[OldSchoolSwap]

Idle is the safest way to get the oil up. At least 3 to 5 minutes in the morning. No matter what the temp is.

[OldSchoolSwap]

Here's a reply i did to one of the members....



The Oil that sits overnight on the head is not sufficient enough to lubricate moving parts under higher RPM's than idle, this will cause premature wear.
The temp of the engine is not as critical as the oil reaching the head and other moving parts. It is more important to know that the head is well lubricated than waiting for the engine to reach optimal operating range.

If you turn on the motor and start reving it up right away, wether its driving or not, yes the oil will eventually reach the head but this will create metal friction due to missing oil, resultin (again) in premature wear. The oil needs time to get pumped and raised properly in order to lube things up and get the motor ready for street driving and or racing in our case.

By the way, warming up the engine does not create more oil pressure, the engine has an oil pump and will pump oil and raise pressure as soon as the motor is turned on, no matter what temp it is.

As you rev your motor higher and higher, oil psi will raise according to what ever RPM you are in. This prevents any parts from lacking oil under engine load and high horse power demand (stock or not). This is one reason you must check your oil levels freakently to make sure you don't end up blowing a motor due to lack of oil.

[SMITHACCORD*&]

Well i do not warm her up. the reason i don't is because its carbed and it doesn't like to stay started for some reason i am just to lazy to spray some carb cleaner in there. but anywho i get in her and drive her off to school every day

[fuzzy audio]

I don't. I don't slam the gas until it's warm, but I drive it right away.

[Mike89Accordcom]

I do sometimes, either car in cold winter for about 2-3 minutes.

[Vinny]

I ususally just start it and go, unless its REAL cold out, but it doesn't get tooo cold down here in S GA

[Goldfinger89]

When cold I always let them run for 5-7 mins. By cold I mean 35 or under. If it's warm out, I just start it, let it run for 10-15 seconds and just drive slow and keep the rpm's at 2K or less until it warms up.

[pimp86LX]

well in the winter it gets near -30C so i let it warm up for a good 5-10 minutes depending on the situation. I turn it on, crank the heat and start scraping the ice. by the time im done its nice and toasty warm inside and ready to go. In the summer it can get to near 30C so i let it warm up until it idles down to 850rpm, or if i've been driving recently, not really any time at all.