Cold Weather, warming up the car >?

[Tank33]

Letting it idle for anymore then 30 seconds to 1 minute is wasting gas, and wearing out the engine, doing nothing else.

I let it sit for 30 to 60 seconds, then I just take it easy on the throttle, mind you even in the summer time I never jam on my throttle anyways, it looks cooler to drive properly instead of doing 140 down the freeway.

[stewartfn18]

ummm is anyone taking into consideration that when the car is in open loop, the egr and the evap systems dont work as they would in a closed loop, thus "wasting gas". in the winter i always let mine warm up at least 10 minutes for this reason.

[Panacea]

Originally Posted by stewartfn18

ummm is anyone taking into consideration that when the car is in open loop, the egr and the evap systems dont work as they would in a closed loop, thus "wasting gas". in the winter i always let mine warm up at least 10 minutes for this reason.

It's funny because letting your car sit you're wasting gas too. I'd rather get 15mpg instead of 0mpg.

[lone_wolf025]

So long as you let it warm up for a minute or two and don't stomp on it til you're good and warmed up its fine.

[stewartfn18]

Originally Posted by Panacea

It's funny because letting your car sit you're wasting gas too. I'd rather get 15mpg instead of 0mpg.

and I thought you use less gas at idle rathar than when the engine is under load