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Old Oct 2, 2007 | 05:54 PM
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what temp is it nessasary to start warming up the car before driving. and everytime i turn my car on the engine temp is only 1 bar and its 60 out. is it safe to drive right away or should i warm up engine?
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Old Oct 2, 2007 | 06:30 PM
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warm it up til its at 2-3 bars
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Old Oct 2, 2007 | 06:36 PM
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for me i always warm up to 3 bars no mater what the temp is out side
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Old Oct 2, 2007 | 06:56 PM
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I start it, let it sit for 10-20 seconds and drive it
however, I never rev or drive it passed 3k RPM until its fully warmed up.
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Old Oct 3, 2007 | 08:44 PM
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I don't think 60 will hurt your engine. I only let it warm up when it's like around 40s out.
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