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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: TimW]
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14/05/2016 11:56
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Never had a turbo'd car before Any thoughts about this 10 years later?
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Re: How long do you warm up / cool your car down for?
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14/05/2016 12:40
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Never had a turbo'd car before Any thoughts about this 10 years later? Holy thread resurrection, this must be a record Whilst you're maybe not thinking about this right this minute, if the fans have been on when you park up let them cool the engine until they cut out before switching off
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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 02:25
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PjMetalhead
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Still just the same knowledge them jim? any other amateur turbo knowledge is needed
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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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Jonscoupe
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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]
#1573675
15/05/2016 11:10
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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