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I usually wait until my RPM's drop down, my car starts up cold at about 1.4kRPM and once it gets belows 1k its good to go. Apparently living in a cold climate, starting your car and instantly shifting into drive and rolling could hurt your car because the oil is thick when cold, living in SoCal i shouldnt get this problem ever but i like warming up my car. In my 93 honda accord i could tell the difference between letting it warm up and just rolling because it wouldnt shift as smooth. (Piece of shit accord though)

 

That mainly started from diesel engines. There is no validity to this for a gasoline engine. It doesn't hurt to let it warm up so that the coolant and transmission fluids are warm before taking off, but not going to change anything. I start it up and go all in like 5 seconds lol.
As stated above it does help the transmission in cold climates.

 

I think you'll be just fine. I don't drive diesel but most modern cars need at most only 0 to 30 seconds to warm up, and that's when the temperature is below freezing. With the warm summertime weather, you can jump right in and drive!

 

I've got a question for all you automotive wizz's.
I have a button in my car, it looks like it's supposed to give me noodles, but instead it just warms my butt.... Explain...

 

Well when noodles go up your butt it creates friction, and friction creates heat. So you are getting noodles up your butt, and that's what's making you all hot and bothered.

 

I appreciate your timely response Glad that's been clarified now.

 

Actually, diesels need time to warm up because they use glow plugs to heat the oil before driving. With negligence of this process, your oil cooler / pump can fail. This is strictly diesel engines. Diesel and gas are completely different monsters, John. Look up more info on this process through google, I am not as diesel technician. Hope this helps, Tim.

 

I don't think that's true. Years ago, what you said may have been true but with today's technology in diesel cars, the differences are becoming less and less.

http://idlefreevt.org/how-long-a-vehicle-should-warm-up.html

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=599175

http://www.vwdiesel.net/forum/index.php?topic=18084.0

The general consensus I'm finding is :

1. As with all car things, follow your manufacturer's advice in the owner's manual
2. On a warm day, by the time you get into your car, fasten your seatbelt, and put the car into gear, the fluids will have enough time to get where it needs to and as long as you're not going to redline your car immediately, normal driving is just fine.

 

Wow, well put John. Thanks for the diesel insight!

 

reviving this thread.

so i have a problem with my 99 camry. it all happened 3 days ago. i woke up and went to work. when i stopped at a stop light, 30 seconds later, i hear two big loud pops that shake my car on my right hood. parked it, inspected it, nothing out of the ordinary. the next day i'm driving around during lunch hour, and i stop at a stop sign. i press my accelerator and it stalls for a good 5 seconds. i had to reverse out of traffic and let it sit for a min or two, then drove off completely fine. the next day, my car does the stalling thing at least 5 times. they all lasted around 2 seconds. today it only happened twice; once at a stop sign and once while pulling out of a parking spot. when i accelerate and it stalls, it doesn't make any sound.

i cleaned out the fuel system, checked my oil/oil filter and changed out the spark plugs. it's still doing the same thing. it seems like it only does this when i'm parked or stopped randomly. i scanned my car and nothing was wrong according to it. i can't get it on footage due to how weird the timing is. any ideas on how to fix this?

EDIT; mileage is 228k if that matters

 

Hi Cat, could possibly be the idle control valve?