Warming Up an FD

[gsb876]

Usually i start the car up water temp is about 18oC, i let the car sit there till it gets to 30oC and hen drive without going over 3000rpm until water and oil temp are at normal temp so water 73oC and oil 70oC.

Hope that helps,

Gurj

[ro284]

When i start mine it runs at 1300 for a few minutes then i drive off without hanging around, but dont floor it! and within 5 minutes it settles down at about 800, idle, nice and smooth, this goes up to 900 with the aircon on
Bob

[tailz]

Thanks for the feedback guys

[the lemster]

you will find that the water temp reaches norm op temp before the oil... especially in the cooler weather in the mornings now...  it could take atleast another 5-10 minutes to get the oil up to temp

as for the choke issue... mine start shoots upto about 3k then immeadiately drops to about 1800 the slowly moves down to about 1200 then sits at 800 after about 1 minute...

allways the same pattern.

good luck

[Ricco_04]

you will find that the water temp reaches norm op temp before the oil... especially in the cooler weather in the mornings now...  it could take atleast another 5-10 minutes to get the oil up to temp

as for the choke issue... mine start shoots upto about 3k then immeadiately drops to about 1800 the slowly moves down to about 1200 then sits at 800 after about 1 minute...

allways the same pattern.

good luck

Yup, thats what it should do (according to the manual).  Just to throw another in the works, mine doesn\'t always auto rev from cold!!!  :confused:

I dont think it does it if it already sences the car is warm enough (like if you used it half an hour ago)

[TRex]

Sorry, but this is mad..
 Why do you (all) start the car, wait to warm up, drive under 3K for awhile, no boost for 10 mins etc etc etc..

 Please please explain...  :rolleyes:

[Nath]

Im not great with guessing sarcasm or not.

But this is to protect teh engine , Rotary or piston engines should never be given stick when cold , you need to warm them up , lube things up, get the juices flowing then begin your assult....

Bit like other things in life :p

[gsb876]

Sorry, but this is mad..
 Why do you (all) start the car, wait to warm up, drive under 3K for awhile, no boost for 10 mins etc etc etc..

 Please please explain...  :rolleyes:

Hmmmmm, 3 replies over different threads all sarcastic seems apparent you want an arguement over something ?  :confused:

[TRex]

No just tired of all the misinfomation that gets posted here.
 
 Sit and wonder why when you get a moment, \'why do the general public are wary of the rotary?\'
 
If I was joe bloke looking for a nice sports car and saw these cars about, decided to look them up and come across this site for info..
Guess what, I would run far far away from the rotary and go as far as spreading the word that they are rubbish.... they are disposable cars, they only last 60K miles, you NEED an after market ECU straight away otherwise the slightest mod the engine will blow up.  you need to start the car, let it warm up, drive under 3K for 10 mins, no boost etc etc.

 Thats what clubs and sites like this are for, to educate learn/teach the correct things.
 Not scare people away because of lack of information and education!

[the lemster]

as we all know the oil lubricates the engine and is used in the combustion cycle...

oil flows better when warm and it is only when warm that the oil coolers work.  oil is also used in the turbos for lubrication.

as the turbos work under compression they heat up really quickly and the oil doesnt so there is a temperature difference that could result in blowing a turboor something similar... yes you could start from cold and go hell for leather but this does not do your engine any good.

[TRex]

Gsb, no beef m8, but there is a difference in sarcasm and questioning/objecting. You won\'t know the latter because you don\'t know any better.
If I read or hear something that I do not understand or dissagreed or even know better, yes of course I will jump in and try to correct it or learn from it.
 And you know why, because I like to be edcuated with the correct infomation, I do not want to learn rubbish.
 
 That is not called \'looking for an argument\' son, that is called disagreeing and trying to put right instead of just sitting in my chair and learning rubbish like everyone does on here!

 If you think I am wrong, just have a look at the RX7 car prices...    A ford focus has better value!
 rgds

[MillSpeed]

So what are you suggesting then, it\'s ok to rag the tits off a cold engine?

[Jake]

TRex,
          You obviously strongly disagree with the warming up process people are advocating on here.  You seem to have disagreed and complained about what is being written without actually posting what you consider to be the correct way to warm up an FD.  How exactly would you warm up and FD then?

Jake

[davegttph1]

That is not called \'looking for an argument\' son, that is called disagreeing and trying to put right instead of just sitting in my chair and learning rubbish like everyone does on here!

But your not trying to put right are you? if you disagree tell us why and what we should do. Personally I start the car and drive off. I just dont rag it til the oil is up to temp....

Go on any car club which has a turbo fitted to the motor you\'ll get the same answer everywhere so I doubt its going to scare many people away

[TRex]

Many moons ago...

Back in the days of the carburator, there was a law that people lived by. And it said...

You must thoroughly warm up your engine before driving the car.

This law was deeply rooted in poor vaporization of the gas in a cold carburator and intake manifold. It was accepted then that it was best to warm up the so as to eliminate hesitation, stall, or throttle tip-in sag. While this scenario may have served the driver well, it was the worst possible scenario for the engine.

A cold engine experiences excessive wear due to the rich mixture required by the EFI system. This tends to wash fuel from the cylinder walls and aggravates wear between the rings and cylinder bores.

An engine that is driven immediately will have much higher coolant and oil temperatures than one that idles for 5 minutes. At the same time you will also warm up the rest of the drivetrain like the transmission and wheel bearings. Something idling can not do...