Warming up the engine.

Joef2661

Joef2661

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So I've been reading some info on how long I should let my engine warm up before taking off and I'm getting different time frames. What are your guys opinions?
 
Agreed!
Then just drive gently for a few minutes as the fluids get moving in the diffs, transcase, tranny, and the engine warms up. I am fortunate to live on a long secondary road before i get to the hwy, so it takes me about 3 minutes driving about 50 kms/hr ( 30 mph ) till i get to the hwy where I punch it to get up to speed in the traffic. In the summer I let it idle a minute before i drive off, in winter about 2 minutes, then slow and easy that 3 minutes to the hwy.
 
I start mine and let it warm up about 10-15 minutes.....cold here in the AMs and I like it warm.......LOL.......during warm weather let 'er warm up 5-10 minutes and take off!
 
I wait until I release the key, Good grief guys it's a truck and waiting or not waiting after starting is irrelevant. It will not allow the engine or any other component to last a second longer.
 
I’ve owned several Tacoma’s/ a suby outback AWD, and my good friend has been a Lead TRD Tech for 15years.
- There are factors. : Air-Elevation/ Winter Conditions 24hrs a day, etc...
- The General Answer(s) TWO that I got that everyone agreed upon was:
1) If you can start your Truck 1-3minutes before (Side Road Travel) that would
Be ideal.
2) Idling for TOO long of periods, such as 30-45mins is just has harmful as starting off down the road with a cold engine/oil.

Basically, winter time, I hit remote start and let run for 10mins tops. - I drive at least 1/2 too 1mile before hitting major highway.
—- Summer or any other time after truck has been warmed up, I wait till
My Kenwood Headunit starts up and I can use my reverse camera. This makes me wait a minimum of 1min.

Dahlia my “06 DCSB-TRD-SR5” with literally 130,021 using mobile 1 synthetic.
Has ZERO issue(s) period. (Knock on wood). I’ve been proud to say I e driven a few vehicles 100,000 plus miles over it expected life and in some cases my nieces & nephews are still driving 2 of them around in Florida which last I checked. They broke the 300,000 miles mark about 2 months ago.

Take care of it and it will take care of
You. Also driving while in a hurry is also very dangerous. So just slow it down a bit. Listen to your trucks noises and startup specific things. This will help in the long run when you don’t want a mechanic to take advantage of you.
 
I wait maybe 15-30 seconds. Once the RPM drop and the rad fan disengages I put it in drive. If it is really cold like -20°C I will let it idle for a minute or two while I clean the truck off. Any longer than that and you're just wasting gas.
 
I'm in central california so hot summers and mild winters. Like I said before, I let the idle come down, I guess about 1 minute in summer and maybe 2 minutes in winter. No need for long warm-ups as no snow or freezing temps here.
 
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