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i drive a 97 toyota rav4 and was wondering if one should warm up they car in the morning before i go to work any thoughts on this
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warming up your car
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It depends. If you live in the hood, I wouldnt. Decent neighborhood, why not?
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From what I hear, it is really not needed with modern autos.
But I'm not a mechanic.
In fact I remember reading that modern cars may benefit more from being driven cold than idling to warm up.
But like I said, I really don't know and may or may not be wrong.
But I'm not a mechanic.
In fact I remember reading that modern cars may benefit more from being driven cold than idling to warm up.
But like I said, I really don't know and may or may not be wrong.
This is correct. Rather than idling a cold engine where it wouldn't lubricate as well at idle, it's best to drive it modestly to warm it up so that the rpm's are around the 2000 rpm range or so. Since I dislike foreign cars the OP should just jump in it a gun itTeflon_Mcgee said:
.Letting your car run for couple of mins or driving it very calmly allows oil to get where its supposed to go before you really put the engine to work, which decreases wear on the engine.
If you constantly floor the pedal right after starting up a car thats been sitting for a while, your engine won't last very long.
You should also let it warm up if its below freezing. Frozen metal,friction, and sudden heat is a bad combo.
Although, these steps are a lot more helpful on newer cars. On older car like yours if you start doing this, it may prolong engine life a bit, but not really by much. If you do this along with regular oil changes for the life of a new car, your engine will last many hundreds of thousands of miles.
If you constantly floor the pedal right after starting up a car thats been sitting for a while, your engine won't last very long.
You should also let it warm up if its below freezing. Frozen metal,friction, and sudden heat is a bad combo.
Although, these steps are a lot more helpful on newer cars. On older car like yours if you start doing this, it may prolong engine life a bit, but not really by much. If you do this along with regular oil changes for the life of a new car, your engine will last many hundreds of thousands of miles.
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