Start up procedure

[Ford 18]

On cold starts I have developed the habit of waiting until revs drop to about 1000 rpm before driving.
Is this of any benefit to the car or am I being unnecessarily anal ?

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[Mustang madness2018]

Not anal Bob, i do the same every time i start mine up.

 

[Ford 18]

Thanks Troy - I can be a bit OCD at times - good to know that I am not alone

 

[noboot]

Modern cars now a days don’t need warming up anymore. Modern engines are capable of being driven right away.

 

[Hellman109]

I basically never do it, but I make sure to get the engine up to temperature before really stepping on it.

 

[Deleted member 35644]

I always wait until it settles at idle. The few instances I was in a rush and didn't wait, the 10A gave me a jolt, so....no more of that.

 

[GT 550]

Modern cars now a days don’t need warming up anymore. Modern engines are capable of being driven right away.

I basically never do it, but I make sure to get the engine up to temperature before really stepping on it.

+1, I start moving straight after I fire it up so it can get to operating temp quicker and past the high idle/cold start rich mode.

 

[snake bite]

Hay ford 18 I also do the same and wait until the engine idle drops, l figure it can't hurt.

 

[Flatpack Surgeon]

I’ll usually start the car and let it idle for 30 seconds to a minute and by then it’s pretty much at operating temp. I do the same in reverse, let the car idle for 30 seconds before I turn it off to allow turbo to wind down and cool.

 

[etbiru]

No need to warm up. Letting the engine idle is waste of gas.

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