How long do you let your car warm up?

Originally Posted by THE BULL Back from the dead. Curious for those without an oil cooler, how long does it take usually for oil temps to start moving while idling

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How long do you let your car warm up?

View Poll Results: How long do you let your car warm up?
I let the juices flow then drive (30 seconds)	75	23.96%
I wait for the water temp to move off the bottom	37	11.82%
I wait for the water temp get to operating temp	13	4.15%
I wait for the oil temp to move off the bottom	16	5.11%
I wait for the oil temp to get to operating temperature (man that must take a while)	7	2.24%
I let the juices flow then drive like a granny until everything warms up	73	23.32%
I don't wait for it to warm up but I drive like a granny until everything gets to temp	39	12.46%
Warm up?!?!?! WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU WARM IT UP? THIS AIN'T NO 1920'S CAR, modern technology FTW!!!	53	16.93%
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Originally Posted by THE BULL

Back from the dead. Curious for those without an oil cooler, how long does it take usually for oil temps to start moving while idling from a cold start?

Depending on ambient temperature, it may take 2-3 minutes to register on the gauge. Maybe a bit longer in Winter in the higher latitudes.

A properly designed oil cooling system will have a thermo plate to limit flow to the radiator until temp gets close to operating level - ie, it won't make much difference in warm-up time.

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