yeah same with me, it could be the thermostat...what exactly is the danger of this? if your car warms up longer than usual, just dont step on it until it does, at least thats what i do
It's actually quicker to just drive and warm up your car, it says in the manual, that in modern cars (like ours), there's no longer any need to sit and warm up your car, REGARDLESS the temperature. You can quote me on that, I read it in the Honda manual.
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mykem, you didn't say where you live. It has been very cold here in the North East, so you have to expect that it will take longer for the car to warm up, even if you drive it.
You should leave the blower off and heat on cold, until your temp needle begins to move, this is if you start up and go. When the needle moves off of "C" then you can move the temp lever to hot and turn on the blower.
If it's really cold, let the oil go through the motor for a bit. Use your head by really cold I mean single digits or -0. Do you live where it is that cold?
yeah, sorry for the confusion, i dont' let the car just sit and idle and warm up, i mean when i'm driving, i live in IL, and lately it has been pretty cold <20 degrees
guess i won't worry about it too much anymore, i just have a longer wait until i can really drive it...lol
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sounds like the thermostat is stuck open. it really wont have to much of an affect on the motor itself as long as it doesn't over heat. i would still change it though because it will help it warm up faster.
Yeah no need to sit and wait till the temperature needle starts moving. If it really cold then give it a few moments for the oil to circulate and you should be fine. Just make sure you don't rev the crap out of it straight away.
Originally posted by geoff19crx sounds like the thermostat is stuck open. it really wont have to much of an affect on the motor itself as long as it doesn't over heat. i would still change it though because it will help it warm up faster.
Not very true: Running a cold engine would increase carbon buildup in valves and combustion chamber and cause excessive wear. That's why "city miles" done for short distances actually cause more wear than highway miles.
And a thermostat can cause overheating real quick if it's stuck in closed position. If it's stuck in a position near open (but not full) it can also cause overheating because there's not enough coolant flow. But that's likely to happen in harder (hotter) conditions.
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santiago thanks for the addition to my statement. if read correctly your statement about city miles sounds like engine wear is dependent on carbon buildup. carbon buildup will effect mpg and fuel atomization not really so much wear. the difference between city and highway miles is the amount of strain placed on a motor during city use. the strain placed on trans and engine internals is what's talked about not carbon buildup, although it does play small fraction into wear. difference is because during highway use the engine is allowed to spin a consistent rpm while city driving the engine is constantly changing rpm. i apologize if i read incorrectly.
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