TurboDewd FG Falcon fan! Member 1,452 Member For: 21y 7m 17d Gender: Male Location: Canberra Posted 02/12/06 12:49 AM Author Share Posted 02/12/06 12:49 AM I watch my instant Litres per hour.. When my car starts it sits around 5.0l per hour. I let it warm up untill it gets to around 3.0 litres per hour and also by this time the temp guage has also moved.I dont care what so called experts say about this. Ive done it with all my cars and will continue to do so. ←Do you ignore all expert's advice? Sounds like a risky life philosophy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 5m 18d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 02/12/06 12:57 AM Share Posted 02/12/06 12:57 AM I watch my instant Litres per hour.. When my car starts it sits around 5.0l per hour. I let it warm up untill it gets to around 3.0 litres per hour and also by this time the temp guage has also moved.I dont care what so called experts say about this. Ive done it with all my cars and will continue to do so. ←Do you ignore all expert's advice? Sounds like a risky life philosophy... ←Only in this instance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazed1 Member 105 Member For: 19y 2m 28d Location: Sydney Posted 02/12/06 01:21 AM Share Posted 02/12/06 01:21 AM (edited) I prefer to let my car idle for a minute then drive easy till gauge shows at least a 1/4 heat before taking over 3kive had cars to 200k without being smoky, I believe this contributes to engine longevity.EACH TO THERE OWN!I aslo believe turbos need operating temp to last the distance Edited 02/12/06 01:23 AM by crazed1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRIBR Yaris member Member 4,486 Member For: 18y 8m 2d Gender: Male Posted 02/12/06 07:55 AM Share Posted 02/12/06 07:55 AM If you drive off when it's cold you can feel it trying to surge forward, even when braking.←yeh that annoys me cause in the work car park its speed bumbs galore!I just sit for 30 seconds.. dont go over 2,000rpm till its @ 1/4 temp on the gaugeseems to get the job done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 11m 4d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 02/12/06 11:18 AM Share Posted 02/12/06 11:18 AM Nah cant sit there twidling me thumbs, start her up and off she goes. I guess I just aint that passionate. And you blokes that live 5mins away and still drive to work. . .outstanding!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 5m 18d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 02/12/06 11:50 AM Share Posted 02/12/06 11:50 AM Nah cant sit there twidling me thumbs, start her up and off she goes. I guess I just aint that passionate. And you blokes that live 5mins away and still drive to work. . .outstanding!!! ←Yeah well its what I do and what ill continue to do even though im 5 mins away from work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwigybo Member 288 Member For: 18y 9m 20d Location: bendigo home of SFA Posted 02/12/06 01:38 PM Share Posted 02/12/06 01:38 PM (edited) I let mine warmup for about 5 mins, just have a smoke before I leave before or after work, it usually takes about this long to idle down from 5l/hr down to 2l/hr and the gearbox doesn't seem to like moving out of park at 5l/hr idle Edited 02/12/06 01:38 PM by qwigybo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie_geo Member 51 Member For: 18y 7m 23d Posted 02/12/06 03:27 PM Share Posted 02/12/06 03:27 PM If you want to talk "warming up".We once worked on a drilling job in the Ukraine where on very cold mornings (lower than -10C) we had to light a little fire under the drill rig's sump to get the oil thin enough to allow the driller to have a go at starting the bloody thing. Now that's what I call warming up the vehicle first thing in the morning As for my girl in Perth, drive off normally, nothing silly until operating temp reached on temp guage.cheersPeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skooby Donating Members 398 Member For: 18y 9m 5d Location: Phillip Island Posted 02/12/06 10:28 PM Share Posted 02/12/06 10:28 PM (edited) Nah cant sit there twidling me thumbs, start her up and off she goes. I guess I just aint that passionate. And you blokes that live 5mins away and still drive to work. . .outstanding!!! ←It's 5 mins drive to work, 25 min walk. That gives me more time to post on here before work in the morning .Over Xmas I'll be walking though. We're not allowed to park in the carpark and I aint leaving the T down the main street. Edited 02/12/06 10:29 PM by Skooby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 21y 9d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 02/12/06 10:45 PM Share Posted 02/12/06 10:45 PM I live a couple of minutes from work, so my car is just up to operating temp by the time I get there, but I never warm it up before I leave.Just start and drive, but I never go over 3500rpm until the temp is over 1/4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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