Warming up the rex!

[JasonC]

Just wondered how long everyone lets their rx warm up for before driving?

I\'ll always let mines tick over for nearly 10 mins in the mornings before driving, basically wont drive it till its past the 2 notch on the temp gauge and then take it easy for the first while before i open her up - wondered if this is being a bit OCD!

Is it safe to let it tick over for a minute or so and drive gently at first to let the engine warm up?

Cheers.

[BlitzBoy]

Personally I feel the correct way is to start the car and drive immediatly gently as you will have warmed up the engine,brakes,diff and gearbox at the sametime. Then boost it when temp is up.

Starting and leaving it idling takes longer to warm up as as well plus everything else is still cold when you drive off

[rparker]

Agreed, get in it and drive it gently.
 
Leaving the thing idling will do it more harm than good.

[gsb876]

Get in and drive gently below 3000rpm until fully warm after about 10-15mins depending on time of year :Thumbs-up

[JasonC]

Oh well looks like i may have been being a bit over cautious after all!

[karl_tate]

yeh as above, plus think of all the fuel you are wasting

i generally let it idle for around a minute or two and then drive off.

[FWD_Boy]

In my Alfa I always let the rev\'s idle and come down from 2k to 1.5k then settle on 1k before driving off, this takes no longer than 30-60sec\'s

Also while where on the subject... Does anyone dip the clutch when starting their car? I was flicking through my Alfa manual and it said \'Depress the clutch, turn key and re-engage clutch one engine is started\', car seems to start easier its hard to explain but try it and see if you can either hear or feel the differeance was just wondering if anybody else done this

[m1tch]

Oh well looks like i may have been being a bit over cautious after all!

I usually let my car warm up before driving it, I usually wait for the temperature to lift off the stop and onto \'C\' then drive slowly and carefully until its up to temperature. This is what I was told from the previous owner as thats what they did, the engine is on 88k miles, compression of 7s all round on both rotors :yes

[rx7boy]

In my Alfa I always let the rev\'s idle and come down from 2k to 1.5k then settle on 1k before driving off, this takes no longer than 30-60sec\'s

Also while where on the subject... Does anyone dip the clutch when starting their car? I was flicking through my Alfa manual and it said \'Depress the clutch, turn key and re-engage clutch one engine is started\', car seems to start easier its hard to explain but try it and see if you can either hear or feel the differeance was just wondering if anybody else done this

I was told that depressing the clutch is bad when the engine is off due to putting stress on the cylinders, dont know the facts about this, if anyone could clarify that would be awesomeness

[Ada7]

For the first 5 minutes drive it like its broken, after that drive it like it stolen :p

Adam

[civicboy28]

I just get in and drive. i used to let it idle but as people say your just doing 0 miles per Gallon.
I also always depress the clutch when i start a car, this is more habbit than anything else.

[marcusd666]

I tend to start it up with the clutch depressed move it out of the garage then drive it nice and easy till its up to temp then enjoy.

[neil_jdmr]

Jump in it and drive it off boost for about 5 miles or ten minutes ,being over cautious can be a killer in these engines too remember. As long as the oil is warmed up then Ill direct you to adam\'s post.
 
A redline a day keeps the carbon away

[m1tch]

Jump in it and drive it off boost for about 5 miles or ten minutes ,being over cautious can be a killer in these engines too remember. As long as the oil is warmed up then Ill direct you to adam\'s post.
 
A redline a day keeps the carbon away

Agreed with the redlining, remember that the higher the engine revs, the more oil it gets

[MaLicE]

get aftermarket gauges then you can see when its propperly warmed up, my oil will warm to about 50 degrees c before the water even moves my water temp sender is after the stat so it reads 0 before the stat opens then you can see it open and the car is warmed up, normally wait till the water reads 80degrees c then slowly open the taps and let her scream lol but i start it and drive off keeping it below 3k rpm but driving it up to 3k if you get what i mean then once i see it at the right temp then i give it beans