Warming Up Your Car in the Cold Just Harms the Engine

bthomas87 · 12-25-2016, 05:59 PM

Seems odd they didn't mention anything about the oil being colder and harder to pump through the block when its freezing outside. I couldn't care less about the fuel mixture. When it's below freezing outside I like to let my car warm up for about 5 mins so the oil becomes a little warmer, let it pump around the engine before applying any sort of load to it.

Rusty · 12-27-2016, 03:18 PM

I start my Power Wagon and Grand Cherokee up and let them run for 15 minutes before I jump in them. I don't like getting into cold cars. Summer time is different. Jump in and go.

JARblue · 12-27-2016, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by bthomas87

Seems odd they didn't mention anything about the oil being colder and harder to pump through the block when its freezing outside. I couldn't care less about the fuel mixture. When it's below freezing outside I like to let my car warm up for about 5 mins so the oil becomes a little warmer, let it pump around the engine before applying any sort of load to it.

I always make sure the fuel is warm before I drive

12-25-2016, 05:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
bthomas87 Base Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 77 Drives: 94' GMC Sierra Rep Power: 11	Seems odd they didn't mention anything about the oil being colder and harder to pump through the block when its freezing outside. I couldn't care less about the fuel mixture. When it's below freezing outside I like to let my car warm up for about 5 mins so the oil becomes a little warmer, let it pump around the engine before applying any sort of load to it. Trips, JARblue, warpeacelove and 3 others like this.

12-27-2016, 03:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 69 Posts: 35,524 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684439	I start my Power Wagon and Grand Cherokee up and let them run for 15 minutes before I jump in them. I don't like getting into cold cars. Summer time is different. Jump in and go. jchammond and NISMO IX like this. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

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