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TRY...M3 · 01-08-2011, 01:15 PM

http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/auto...car-in-winter/

I leave mine warm up for at least 15 minutes how about you guys???

Navypat46 · 01-08-2011, 01:20 PM

Maybe not 15, but I def. let the RPMs settle before throwin her in reverse...and mine is always garaged.

Crazy Bimmer · 01-08-2011, 01:27 PM

Article is right. Idling for long isnt needed.

I let the RPMs drop a little (35secs?) and then i drive off. I just keep the RPMs low till the oil temp is up.

GoGeo · 01-08-2011, 01:32 PM

Allowing your car to sit idling is a terrible thing to do...this isn't 1910. Turn your car on and go drive it normally, wait until it warms up a bit until you get on it.

ns2000x · 01-08-2011, 01:33 PM

The owners manual says specifically not to warm up the car idling. The reason I'd been given in the past is that the cylinder block will warm up but the tranny will still be cold as ice.

Warm them up with moderate driving together.

Gearhead999s · 01-08-2011, 01:37 PM

I just drive off but no more than 3000 rpms till the oil is 75c.

mdosu · 01-08-2011, 02:06 PM

yeah, I idle for about 30 secs, then drive modestly with lost rpms until oil temp creeps up. I use the moving rev limit guage to know when I can go above 5k rpm.

lve2xlr8 · 01-08-2011, 02:12 PM

Yea as soon as rpms drop below 1k I take off and drive easy till it's warm. All fluids/parts should warm up together. Sitting and idling is not good.

e92_m3 · 01-08-2011, 02:23 PM

Just like everybody here says, I just wait for the RPM's to drop then I drive off. Once I start my car in a cold morning, I just wait for approximately 30 seconds and just drive off. I just let the whole car warm up while driving at a moderate speed. Our cars our modern. Our cars are not carbureted anymore.

Back in the day, I remember my dad had a '81 RWD corolla that has carburetors.

Before I even turn the key, I had to pump on the accelerator about 3-4 times. If not, the car would start but die immediately. Once I have accomplised that, I had to wait for about 5 minutes minutes to get the whole engine warmed up.

That car taught me how to do burnouts as well. LOL!

Gkap · 01-08-2011, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TRY...M3

http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/auto...car-in-winter/

I leave mine warm up for at least 15 minutes how about you guys???

15mins is way to long.

thirty seconds or a minute tops.

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TRY...M3 Major 86 Rep 1,430 Posts Drives: Depends on the day Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: PA iTrader: (2)	Not The Same For Us http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/auto...car-in-winter/ I leave mine warm up for at least 15 minutes how about you guys???
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Navypat46 Butters 7 Rep 88 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW M3 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (0)	Maybe not 15, but I def. let the RPMs settle before throwin her in reverse...and mine is always garaged. __________________ 2011 E90--SSII--6MT--ZCV--ZP2--ZCW--2MT--Various other options--All Mine.
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Crazy Bimmer The Jesal 391 Rep 5,859 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Chicago IL iTrader: (20) Garage List 2009 BMW M3 [0.00]	Article is right. Idling for long isnt needed. I let the RPMs drop a little (35secs?) and then i drive off. I just keep the RPMs low till the oil temp is up. __________________ 2009 E90 M3 - SOLD Last edited by Crazy Bimmer; 01-08-2011 at 01:34 PM..
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GoGeo Private 10 Rep 94 Posts Drives: 135 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Southwest iTrader: (0)	Allowing your car to sit idling is a terrible thing to do...this isn't 1910. Turn your car on and go drive it normally, wait until it warms up a bit until you get on it.
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ns2000x Converted 30 Rep 920 Posts Drives: '11 E90 M3 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ottawa, Canada iTrader: (0)	The owners manual says specifically not to warm up the car idling. The reason I'd been given in the past is that the cylinder block will warm up but the tranny will still be cold as ice. Warm them up with moderate driving together. __________________ '11 BMW M3 E90 Jerez - Fox \| '17 BMW i3 BEV Protonic - Dalbergia
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Gearhead999s Major General 817 Rep 7,887 Posts Drives: RR Velar R=Dynamic M2C R1200GS Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	I just drive off but no more than 3000 rpms till the oil is 75c.
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mdosu Banned 314 Rep 8,496 Posts Drives: Double Vanos'd Civic-M3 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: San Francisco iTrader: (6)	yeah, I idle for about 30 secs, then drive modestly with lost rpms until oil temp creeps up. I use the moving rev limit guage to know when I can go above 5k rpm.
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lve2xlr8 Major 195 Rep 1,186 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (11)	Yea as soon as rpms drop below 1k I take off and drive easy till it's warm. All fluids/parts should warm up together. Sitting and idling is not good. __________________ R8 V10 6MT S65 M3 Tesla 3
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e92_m3 Lieutenant Colonel 194 Rep 1,680 Posts Drives: 2009 e92 m3 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bay Area, California iTrader: (0)	Just like everybody here says, I just wait for the RPM's to drop then I drive off. Once I start my car in a cold morning, I just wait for approximately 30 seconds and just drive off. I just let the whole car warm up while driving at a moderate speed. Our cars our modern. Our cars are not carbureted anymore. Back in the day, I remember my dad had a '81 RWD corolla that has carburetors. Before I even turn the key, I had to pump on the accelerator about 3-4 times. If not, the car would start but die immediately. Once I have accomplised that, I had to wait for about 5 minutes minutes to get the whole engine warmed up. That car taught me how to do burnouts as well. LOL!
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