yet ANOTHER NOOB question.

Red370 · 01-07-2010, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by MightyBobo

Thats pretty reckless - when the car sits for a while, a majority of the oil up in your valvetrain has slowely gone down to the pan. The potential to cause excessive wear will be at its highest on a cold start.

I'd always recommend waiting til the RPM's drop past 1K at the least.

I dont baby my cars. I HIGHLY doubt any damage can be done by not allowing your car to warm up for a specified amount of time, especially with modern day engines. Start the car, keep rpms below 4k until oil temp reaches around 180, then drive it how its meant to be driven. You didnt rev your engine above 4k for the first 3,000 miles did you?