does anyone else sit in thier car for five minutes while it warms up?
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30 seconds is all you need, beyond that is wasting gas. The only reason for a stationary warm-up is to allow oil pressure to get up to normal. Just drive reasonably until the engine reaches normal operating temperature.
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I just drive it easy until the engine hits normal temp, or about 5 mins. Unless it's in the winter at which point, I usually turn the car on and finish a 5 minute something before leaving.
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I'll give my car a few minutes to warm-up if its really cold, and then I keep it below 4k rpm's until she's warm. She doesn't shift super smooth when shes really cold.
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...maybe not quite 5 min., but a good 2-3.5 . And if it's super cold outside, yeah I'll sit there for about 5 min. I do it religiously...yeah, i'm sure it's a bit overkill..but this is the nicest car i've ever owned and I baby the crap out if it...unit it's warm...after that...GAME ON..MUUUHUUUWHAAAAAAA
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At warm idle, my oil pressure is 25psi.
On a cold start, it is 75 psi - hardly any flow reaching bearings and oil filter fully bypassed. Not ideal for any engine, I let it warm till the pressure eases to about 60.........
On a cold start, it is 75 psi - hardly any flow reaching bearings and oil filter fully bypassed. Not ideal for any engine, I let it warm till the pressure eases to about 60.........