redgoober4life

Warm up an engine by:

1) idling until it's warm
2) driving it lightly until it's warm

I always pick 2. Mainly because I don't have time. It's cold here these days.

reech-around

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F22B Prelude

I give it about 30-45 secs. then go.....If you had to idle until warm you would be sittin all day lol

Draconius

I let it sit for a few seconds until the RPM's have dropped a bit then drive lightly til warmed up.

98CoupeV6

2.

Think about it this way: What happens in the engine during cold idling (1200RPM) that doesn't happen during very light driving (<2000RPM)? The answer is nothing. 10 seconds of idling (Each piston has already moved up and down 50 times at 1200RPM!) should be more than enough to get the engine ready.

F22B Prelude

I do it to wait for the oil to make its way to the head and back down

DarkStarr

I wait about 30 seconds and then drive lightly till the needle goes up.

G-M-W

turn it on and rev it till it smokes

Just Janna

I let it sit for about 5 minutes... or between the time I put my dog out and leave for work. Just enough time to clear the windows. h:

RicoD

Turn it on, wait a minute... then drive it lightly...