slowpoke

call me old fashioned but i always let my vehicles warm up until the temp gauge starts to move before i put it in gear. is that still needed with the new engines?or am i just wasting fuel and causing more wear and tear than needed. some people say yes and some say no but noone can back up their thoughts. around here anyway

shotgun

Long warm up times are not needed. 30 seconds max even in the coldest weather.

http://editorial.autos.msn.com/artic...mentid=1101499

http://www.cartalk.com/content/colum.../April/06.html

http://action.publicbroadcasting.net...st/661612.page

05 super

Well, i live up North My truck gets driven as soon as the revs come down to idle. We just had a weeklong bout of -40-45. Shotgun hit it right on the head.

kookookachew

So far these guys are right, long warm up periods aren't needed for the vehicle. However, I might just be weird or something, but I don't like to freeze my a** off in the morning so I try to let it warm up a bit before I set off.

ottawaguy

I'm not sure about NY, but around here, remote starters sell real well. I guess nobody likes to freeze their *** off.
But according to Ford, the warm up times are not required or necessary.

cheecks

i would agree to the warming up part, it is needed for me, because i really do not like sitting in a truck with no heat or very lil heat, but i personally let my truck warm up for at least 20-30 minutes b4 i go out some where, but this is my opion

big cube 426

same here.

Ruprecht

My next door neighbor owns a f-250 diesel. He starts his truck every morning around 5ish and lets it run for 30-45 minutes before leaving. I swear I'm living next to a truck stop.
It's not even that cold, maybe 20-30 degrees F. Wimp. In Alaska I can understand the warm-up, but in SC it's just silly.

ottawaguy

It's all relative...

I've heard of outposts in the arctic where they have to leave the vehicles run 24/7

XTMACX

Yeah I think 30-45 minutes is a little much. I'd say 10 minutes and you should be good. Maybe 15-20 if you're below zero. What the hell is letting your truck run for 45 minutes going to do besides waste gas.