What is your Warm-Up Procedure?

[Nutari]

i do the same ... if its cooler in the morning, i let the oil circulate and thicken up a little first usually about 1 minute or till about 1000 rpm and drive slow for a few minutes.

turning off the car i have the turbo timer set to 30secs for cool down or 1 minute if i was driving a little harder than usual.

Oil actually gets 'thinner' as it gets hotter.

 

[Circle9]

i do the same ... if its cooler in the morning, i let the oil circulate and thicken up a little first usually about 1 minute or till about 1000 rpm and drive slow for a few minutes.

turning off the car i have the turbo timer set to 30secs for cool down or 1 minute if i was driving a little harder than usual.

Haha (rlaugh)

That was funny

 

[MicaSp33d]

motor oil will thicken due to temperature for example the oil weight rating 5w30. When cold the weight of the oil is a 5 weight and once warm is a 30 weight oil. 5w for when it cold so that the oil circulate easier on initial start up.

Well if its heated to a certain point, it will probably be thinner.

quote from wiki

"The Society of Automotive Engineers, usually abbreviated as SAE, has established a numerical code system for grading motor oils according to their kinematic viscosity. SAE viscosity gradings include the following: 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50 or 60. Some of the numbers can be suffixed with the letter W, designating their "winter" or cold-start viscosity, at lower temperature.
Viscosity is graded by measuring the time it takes for a standard amount of oil to flow through a standard orifice, at standard temperature. The longer it takes, the higher the viscosity, and thus higher SAE code."

 

[oaklandopen]

so i shouldnt change my oil anymore after warming the engine up cuz it will drain faster when its cold?

 

[MikeHTally]

so i shouldnt change my oil anymore after warming the engine up cuz it will drain faster when its cold?

You do have to wonder where some o' this stuff comes from.

 

[DaleNixon]

I'll walk outside and start it up then go inside and grab my lunch and other stuff I need for work. Then I'm off and take it easy until the temp gauge is at least 1/4 of the way up.

My turbo timer always idles the car for 2 minutes no matter what. That's probably overkill but oh well. If I've only driven a mile or two and didn't even boost, I'll kill the car before 2 minutes is up (more like 30 seconds).

Amidoinitritegais?

 

[mr_mazda329]

I'll walk outside and start it up then go inside and grab my lunch and other stuff I need for work. Then I'm off and take it easy until the temp gauge is at least 1/4 of the way up.

My turbo timer always idles the car for 2 minutes no matter what. That's probably overkill but oh well. If I've only driven a mile or two and didn't even boost, I'll kill the car before 2 minutes is up (more like 30 seconds).

Amidoinitritegais?

Perfect. This is the way I do mine too.

 

[coololddude]

I go on the computer and check out the XXX!!

 

[bigdaddy]

Is it ok to go full boost if the temp gauge is at 'normal' and its been there for about 2-3 minutes?

The reason im asking is because I did this tonight and I dont want to blow
turbo or anything... and just for the record, I always shift under 3K until the needle hits 'normal temp'...and then I ty to stay off boost for a little while longer

 

[Wurf]

I might not go full throttle but I get into boost before the temp gauge shows fully warmed up all the time. I wouldn't do it if it were in the 30's outside, but once it's in the 60's and warmer and the motor has some heat in it, the oil coolant are flowing. Only takes a medium run in second through 4th and the temp is all the way there.

One issue I have noticed is if even after the motor is fully warmed up, the trans doesn't shift quite as easily as it does about a half hour later.

 

[oaklandopen]

trans fluid warms up at a different time than the oil and coolant does. it's better not to "get on it" for at least 5-10 minutes of actual driving because it's not just a fluid thing (like oil, engine temp, or trans fluid). you're also getting all the tolerances within spec, meaning metals are going to expand and close gaps that were wider when they were cold. and for the most part this doesn't happen during sitting and idling (like one might do to warm up thier car in the morning)

piston heads will expand, differential gears will lose their play, etc.