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Old 07-31-2008, 11:55 AM
 
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Do modern car(2001 and above) needs to be warmed up before driving in L.A? Since L.A. has such good weather, how long does a car need to be warmed up? Any advice?
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Old 07-31-2008, 12:03 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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You don't need to warm your car up at all in LA.
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Old 07-31-2008, 12:06 PM
 
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i dont think so, but i do have a friend who waits about 1 minute before he puts the car in gear. he says he has to wait for a temp gauge to say so. it might be his own neurosis or it might be thats the way his car is. he drives a 2006 also.

but i dont really warm up the car, unless its winter or on a cold morning. if i dont, the car just might stall as i put i back out the drive way.
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Old 07-31-2008, 12:13 PM
 
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No. The manuals say to warm up for 30 seconds at most, then drive gently until it reaches normal operating temperature. Any more than that and you're wasting gas.
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Old 07-31-2008, 12:30 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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No. The manuals say to warm up for 30 seconds at most, then drive gently until it reaches normal operating temperature. Any more than that and you're wasting gas.
I guess when I think of warming up, I'm thinking of what I had to do back home. Crank, wait five to ten minutes for the thaw to kick in while I was scraping ice off of my windshield, etc. Is that what the OP is referring to, or just normal car maintenance type warming up (which is what I think you are referring to)???
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Old 07-31-2008, 12:33 PM
 
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I guess when I think of warming up, I'm thinking of what I had to do back home. Crank, wait five to ten minutes for the thaw to kick in while I was scraping ice off of my windshield, etc. Is that what the OP is referring to, or just normal car maintenance type warming up (which is what I think you are referring to)???
Well hopefully the thread starter knows there's no ice and snow to scrape off their car in LA so there's no need to let it warm up for 5 minutes while you prepare the car to drive.
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Old 07-31-2008, 12:36 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Well hopefully the thread starter knows there's no ice and snow to scrape off their car in LA so there's no need to let it warm up for 5 minutes while you prepare the car to drive.
That's what I was hoping as well....
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Old 07-31-2008, 05:52 PM
 
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Do modern car(2001 and above) needs to be warmed up before driving in L.A? Since L.A. has such good weather, how long does a car need to be warmed up? Any advice?

Most cars, at startup, will idle slightly faster than normal for about 1 minute. This is programed specifically to lubricate the engine as startup.

If you start up in the morning and wait about 30 seconds, then drive conservatively for the first few minutes until the engine temp reaches normal operating temperature, you are reducing the risk of premature wear and problems..
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Old 07-31-2008, 06:00 PM
 
Location: Living on the Coast in Oxnard CA
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For the average late model car sold in California the warm up procedure is to start the car, put it in gear and drive off. Unless you live at the entrance to your favorite highway that is all you need to do, and you are good to go. Figure it this way, if you are five minutes from the freeway entrance then you should have no problem with your late model car. If you time it just right you can warm it up on the freeway. Good times for that are around 7:30 am when everyone is crawling on the freeway to work. With Motorcycles and older carberated cars with chokes this is a different story.
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