every morning before i drive my car, i let it sit for about 10 min so it can be warmed up. i was thinking about a remote start module, but then it would be risky if i forgot to put the car in N the nigbt before. sometimes i dont feel safe leaving my keys in while i am inside of the house. could i just a turbo timer and set it at 10 min after i pull the key out, but then set the timer so it wont stay one after i get to my destination?. thanks

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by FrostWhiteDC4 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">every morning before i drive my car, i let it sit for about 10 min so it can be warmed up. i was thinking about a remote start module, but then it would be risky if i forgot to put the car in N the nigbt before. sometimes i dont feel safe leaving my keys in while i am inside of the house. could i just a turbo timer and set it at 10 min after i pull the key out, but then set the timer so it wont stay one after i get to my destination?. thanks</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

Why let your car warm up for 10 mins? Just take your car out and keep it at low RPMs.

 

My compustar alarm will not start unless the ebrake is on and the brake is not pushed while setting the ebrake...which means that the car has to be out of gear in order to set this. Works awesome

 

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i find that when i let it warm up to 1/4 way (water temp) i get better gas mileage.

 

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i find that when i let it warm up to 1/4 way (water temp) i get better gas mileage.</TD></TR></TABLE>

So 10 minutes of idleing uses no gas either?

 

the turbo timer thing will work.... letting ur car idle for 10 minutes startin up is bad news!! Just warm it up for bout 1 minute and drive it slowly in low rpms... I think thats the poper way to warm it...

Will-

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by *****rAcEr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the turbo timer thing will work.... letting ur car idle for 10 minutes startin up is bad news!! Just warm it up for bout 1 minute and drive it slowly in low rpms... I think thats the poper way to warm it...

Will-</TD></TR></TABLE>

this is the "right" way to warm a car up.... just keep it under 3000-3500 rmps.... the oil will circulate better causing it to warm faster.... and also it will warm up the tranny fluid better..... letting your car warm up for 10 min sitting there wont warm up the oil in tranny very well.... most people dont think to let the tranny warm up too..... but it will help it last longer

 

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How much was your compustar alarm?

 

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what does any of that have to do with the car being in gear?

 

There is a sequence you must follow in order to remote start the car with the compustar alarm on a manual tranny. If the sequence is not done correctly it will not remote start. The sequence ensures the car is neutral.

 

I am using the design tech remote starter. This interfaces with my viper alarm for a trigger and a module box I made to do a few things (bypasses, transponders outputs, parking lights). If your interested, PM me.

 

do a good search on this topic, almost amonth ago we beat the subject to death on two different threads.... you should be able to find most of your answers on between the two threads, I personally have an older Clifford that is designed for a manual, and there are other companies that have ones designed specifically for manual trannys....

 

How about a sticky on one of these "manual transmission R/S" threads ?

 

warming up that much is useless on modern cars.

an idle of 1 minute max is best, as you're getting zero miles per gallon just sitting there. also, you get to warm up your tranny and other drivetrain parts if its moving. hondas warm up real fast while driving anyway.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by djhpr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">warming up that much is useless on modern cars.

an idle of 1 minute max is best, as you're getting zero miles per gallon just sitting there. also, you get to warm up your tranny and other drivetrain parts if its moving. hondas warm up real fast while driving anyway.</TD></TR></TABLE>


Not really. They do use alot thinner oils now which does help in colder climates, but there are two good reason for warming up.

#1&gt; If it's really cold, the oil thickens. It makes it harder on the oil pump and other components until the oil warms up and thins out more. This only really matters if you bring the car into higher RPMs while the engine is still cold.

#2&gt; If you're only driving a short bit and you don't bring the car up to temp (IE&gt; letting it idle to get warm and then driving it or just driving it long enough to heat everything up) the water condensation in the block and such won't evaporate nor will the moisture in the exhaust. This water then builds up since the engine is cold and can cause premature rusting of the exhaust systems and other such components.

 

You have a point. I warm up for a minute, but my commute is 25 minutes a day. I can see how warming up is beneficial for short travellers.