Hi everyone, just wanted to know how long people leave their car running after start up to warm it? i normally idle for a min then drive off, what does everyone else do?
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Warming up
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Hi mate, Just drive it normally for the first few minutes, not flat out full boost but dont worry too much about it.
im not sure letting it idle actually ends up being any better. may gain some components and detrimental for others. eg cam.
start driving but on low load. ie no booting it.
start driving but on low load. ie no booting it.
Hi guys, ok not been idling recently but just thought id ask, how long does it normally take the oil to get 2 operating temp? i usually wait 20 mins before bouting it ..
i generally start the engine then sit in the car till the revs fall to normal before driving off.. i then (try) to wait till the water reaches 90 then wait the same amount of time again to let the oil warm before really ragging it 
cheers guys, ninja i do the same! jus thought id see what others opinions are, jus sometimes when its a cold morning and i drive off i it feels like the engine doesnt want to move lol
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i normally let the water temp gauge move before putting any boost through then wait till its at 90 till i put my foot to the floor fully and a few more mins till i really put my foot down gear after gear!
You can be *too* over the top when doing this sorta thing.
The car was made to be driven by Joe Bloggs, someone who will get in the car, from cold, and drive it normally, not thinking about oil temperatures or anything like that.
Although, id agree, its with the assumption Joe Bloggs doesnt wheelspin off the drive from cold...lol
I hardly ever put my foot flat down, im sure you all dont drive foot the floor wherever you go?!
The car was made to be driven by Joe Bloggs, someone who will get in the car, from cold, and drive it normally, not thinking about oil temperatures or anything like that.
Although, id agree, its with the assumption Joe Bloggs doesnt wheelspin off the drive from cold...lol
I hardly ever put my foot flat down, im sure you all dont drive foot the floor wherever you go?!
i just drive normally untill the temp gauge hits 90 before i even think about some spirited driving lol
Get yourself a Cupra R oil temp gauge.. then wait till it gets up near 90 deg then nail it.....
But generally speaking around 10-12 mins of steady driving before the oil is up to temp
But generally speaking around 10-12 mins of steady driving before the oil is up to temp
If starting mine from cold then it sits at about 1200RPM and i leave it to sit until it drops to 840RPM and then i drive off! I then wait until it says 90 degrees to drive on boost
I have always done this (with my first cupra and this one) and always will just as i let it sit for a couple of minutes after a long or hard drive
There has been a couple of times i have driven off straight away but its rare
I have always done this (with my first cupra and this one) and always will just as i let it sit for a couple of minutes after a long or hard drive
There has been a couple of times i have driven off straight away but its rare
There's nothing wrong with driving off straight away as long as your not coming on boost and your driving steady....
2 main times the engines gonna suffer wear really - initial start up until oil pressure is up, which will only be a turn or 2 of the crank, and putting engine under to much load whilst it (remember parts of you engine are going to expand to there optimum size once up to temp) and the oil (basicly linked together but its a better indication of you engines acctual temperature) are not up to operating temp.
Remember that 90deg on you normal temp gauge (coolant) doesn't mean its warm.... the important bit is the oil temp which is why I always like an oil temp gauge. If I didn't have a R I would of made it a priority to fit 1...
But also as SeanyK says.. Engines are built for jo blogs to drive that know nothing about temperatures and the problems it could cause. They don't expect jo blogs to sit parked up while the engine warms up. It is expected that your gonna start car and drive off in a normal manner.. just not lunatic speed!! if thats your normal manner......
2 main times the engines gonna suffer wear really - initial start up until oil pressure is up, which will only be a turn or 2 of the crank, and putting engine under to much load whilst it (remember parts of you engine are going to expand to there optimum size once up to temp) and the oil (basicly linked together but its a better indication of you engines acctual temperature) are not up to operating temp.
Remember that 90deg on you normal temp gauge (coolant) doesn't mean its warm.... the important bit is the oil temp which is why I always like an oil temp gauge. If I didn't have a R I would of made it a priority to fit 1...
But also as SeanyK says.. Engines are built for jo blogs to drive that know nothing about temperatures and the problems it could cause. They don't expect jo blogs to sit parked up while the engine warms up. It is expected that your gonna start car and drive off in a normal manner.. just not lunatic speed!! if thats your normal manner......
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