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Re: How long do you warm up / cool your car down for?
#137974
23/06/2006 14:43
23/06/2006 14:43
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I generally give the car 10-15 minutes gentle driving, before driving on boost, at higher revs. The jury is out on here regarding cooling down. Having owned previous turbocharged Fiats, (Uno Turbo/Punto GT), I'm quite used to giving the car two/three minutes of resting at idle before switching the engine off. Or the other way to do this is to drive lightly a few minutes before you complete you journey. That said, the jury is out on whether you actually need to cool the car down at all with the Coupe. All I can say is the Uno Turbo had 120,000 on it's clock, with the original turbo, by the time I sold it on.
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Re: How long do you warm up / cool your car down for?
#137976
23/06/2006 15:17
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same thing about warming up on a cold morning. never let the engine heat up at idle.. start driving 10 sec after you start the car.
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Re: How long do you warm up / cool your car down for?
#137977
23/06/2006 18:17
23/06/2006 18:17
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Quote:
start driving 10 sec after you start the car.
Not that easy when you've got steamed up windows, and/or frost to clear before you move off. But I do concur - idleing is not great for any engine.
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Re: How long do you warm up / cool your car down for?
#137979
23/06/2006 20:45
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Quote:
never let the engine heat up at idle.. start driving 10 sec after you start the car.
Why is that?
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Re: How long do you warm up / cool your car down for?
#137980
23/06/2006 20:52
23/06/2006 20:52
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Can't say for certain whether idling is good or bad for the coop, but the drivers manual doesn't recommend it.
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Re: How long do you warm up / cool your car down for?
#137981
23/06/2006 20:59
23/06/2006 20:59
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Oops, I guess I should RTFM
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Re: How long do you warm up / cool your car down for?
#137983
23/06/2006 21:20
23/06/2006 21:20
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Thats extended idling. Idling for a short time is unavoidable in traffic and the like so it cant be bad. I personally start it up and give it 10-15 secs then move off and drive gently.
Ross
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Re: How long do you warm up / cool your car down for?
#137984
25/06/2006 14:59
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IM; warm it : until the temp gauge reaches the first line, cool down : drive it with off-boost at least for the last mile, and keep it idling for 20-30 secs before you turn it off..
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Re: How long do you warm up / cool your car down for?
[Re: bockers]
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15/05/2016 07:57
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Temp should be in the late 60's before you give it any beans. As for cool down, so long as you drive the last mile of so sedately I would not bother. Agree with this 10 year old post, as this is what I have done in over 10 years of Coupe ownership.
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Re: How long do you warm up / cool your car down for?
[Re: TimW]
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15/05/2016 09:39
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Rather than start and wait, rumour has it that it is best to drive a car gently for the first few miles, as the engine warms up quicker........then you can give it the beans
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Re: How long do you warm up / cool your car down for?
[Re: TimW]
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15/05/2016 11:10
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Yeah, I am with Bob on warm down. Just drive gently last few miles, no need to sit and wait, I'd sooner have airflow going into the engine bay than none
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