As a person who lives in a tropical country I’m curious, are there any incidents where it is so cold that all the moving parts of the engine actually freezes up and because of that you’re now stuck with a car that can’t be started until you use something to melt the ice on your engine.
watching a subaru heat soak as well. nice
Some cold climate guys claim that you’re supposed to start the car and let it warm up for the time you scrape your windows and then go so the engine will warm up faster and the transmission will also warm up.. Should you go immediately or wait until the RPM’S drop.
For the most part, I don’t let my car idle longer than 1 or 2 minutes. That being said, sometimes I have had issues where I’ve scraped my windshield and tried to go only to find it frost back up while driving. For that reason, when below 10F, I do let my car idle for about 5 minutes or so AFTER I’m done scraping my windshield. My safety is more important than my car’s well being.
I remember a funny incindent a few years back with my E36.. i was going home from school and went out to start the car, and the temp display inside showed -37C which it does when its broken, so i figured it was. It took a few more rounds on the starter than usual but IT startes easy. As i sit there waiting for it to warm up i glance out to my left, making eye contact with a lady who could not belive what she just saw. I mean, her brand new Golf diesel should have started aswell, right? She had given up and was already waiting for a towtruck, and here i am, in my ‘92 BMW driving off.. :p The look on her face was ducking priceless :D
This is for all the idiots who say it’s better to idle the car forever before driving. More than 10 minutes of pointless idling vs 2 minutes of regular driving before the engine is up to temp.
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As a person who lives in a tropical country I’m curious, are there any incidents where it is so cold that all the moving parts of the engine actually freezes up and because of that you’re now stuck with a car that can’t be started until you use something to melt the ice on your engine.
watching a subaru heat soak as well. nice
Some cold climate guys claim that you’re supposed to start the car and let it warm up for the time you scrape your windows and then go so the engine will warm up faster and the transmission will also warm up.. Should you go immediately or wait until the RPM’S drop.
For the most part, I don’t let my car idle longer than 1 or 2 minutes. That being said, sometimes I have had issues where I’ve scraped my windshield and tried to go only to find it frost back up while driving. For that reason, when below 10F, I do let my car idle for about 5 minutes or so AFTER I’m done scraping my windshield. My safety is more important than my car’s well being.
I remember a funny incindent a few years back with my E36.. i was going home from school and went out to start the car, and the temp display inside showed -37C which it does when its broken, so i figured it was. It took a few more rounds on the starter than usual but IT startes easy. As i sit there waiting for it to warm up i glance out to my left, making eye contact with a lady who could not belive what she just saw. I mean, her brand new Golf diesel should have started aswell, right? She had given up and was already waiting for a towtruck, and here i am, in my ‘92 BMW driving off.. :p The look on her face was ducking priceless :D
This is for all the idiots who say it’s better to idle the car forever before driving. More than 10 minutes of pointless idling vs 2 minutes of regular driving before the engine is up to temp.