engine warm up times?

[infurNOS]

i have a b18c EG civic..and it warms up* in about 4 mins, around 3 mins faster then my d16a, and apaprently thats not good. whats your warm up times?

* needle is centre of the temperature gauge

[blk_shadow]

the way engine warms up is affected by some factors, such as, weather temperature, standing still or moving etc.

I don't think yours is bad, except if it goes overheat. or getting higher than normal.

[DLO01]

4 mins is quite normal if your driving. If the car is motionless it will take longer to get to opperating temperature.

[BlitZ]

its only you water temp.. oil temp is the important one..

good coolant will genernally warm up quicker and have a better boilin pt

[teh_mechanic]

warming up too quick is not a bad thing,infact its actually quite desirable,the warm up time is when alot of damage is done to the engine,so making this time smaller is a benefit.

4 mins is normal,as long as the needle stops at about half way your all good.
slow warm up time is more of a problem,usually points to your thermostat being stuck open

[aaronng]

Get an oil temp gauge... It's worth it.

[fatboyz39]

your water can be at normal oiperating temps and oil will be no way near optimal.

my water reaches 84' and oil still below 50 degrees.

[BlitZ]

its take me about 20min to get oil to operating temperature...

you should only really warm it up for minute or 2..

just dont thrash it

[Elwood]

I let mine idle for about 30-45 seconds, then slow and easy driving untill it reaches its desired operating temp.

Gearbox usually takes longer to get all nice and smooth.

[infurNOS]

ok thansk guys..and no i dont warm it up for 4 seconds. this is under 3000rpm driving

[bennjamin]

i have the same car - eg with a b18. No different to any other car tho.
You can drive straight away after starting just baby it for the first 5 minutes or so of driving.

[OzSir2]

4 mins is normal,as long as the needle stops at about half way your all good.
slow warm up time is more of a problem,usually points to your thermostat being stuck open

Changing my old thermostat just about halved my warm up time to around what everyone else is getting.

[chingaling]

1 cigi time :P

[vtek]

The best way to warm the car up is to start and drive it gently until the needle hits normal operating temperature.

[LiL FiLo]

i leave it sitting untill the idle drops then baby it around till oil hits operating temperature.. after that vtec will love you

[beeza]

^^ and your car will love U too if U do that.I drive it strait away (unless I'm waiting for my girl to get ready...) cause I can't be patient waiting.Nothing is wrong with that though.

[tekung89]

yep i agree with most people. being turbod i always warm the car up anyways. 5min warm up and then jus drive it normally. after that i can play with vtec wen shes up and awake.

[dns]

is it a bad thing to start it in the mornings only to use it for about 5mins?

[bennjamin]

is it a bad thing to start it in the mornings only to use it for about 5mins?

kill you fuel economy - but essentially not a bad thing. just start it , let it idle for 30 seconds or so then drive off. Dont load the engine until warm. Easy.

[dns]

kill you fuel economy - but essentially not a bad thing. just start it , let it idle for 30 seconds or so then drive off. Dont load the engine until warm. Easy.
thanks! i need a beater for to and from the station lol

[salman_m5]

I do it for 2-3 mins....

btw just for the sake of discussion..
do the car manuals say that to warm up the car before driving..i don't think so :confused: ..even then we do warm it up a lil but...it's just on our heads..isn't :p
but I've read it some where that it's actually better to start driving it slowly when it's cold coz the oil additive do the coating/filming thing inside the engine at best when cold..

is it true??

[*vtec-screamer]

http://www.thedailygreen.com/living-green/blogs/cars-transportation/warming-up-car

[curtis265]

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?167963-How-long-do-you-wait-before-you-drive-!&highlight=warming+engine

[amant02]

I normally wait 1 minute, then baby it till temp rises.

But in winter the temp sometimes dsn't even come up, say i drive 30km to work, if i baby it the whole trip temp just rose to the 1st bar, not a 1/4 way where it normally sits, kinda scared to VTEC while that temp reading is staying below the 1/4 mark.

Is this normal? I also use thinner oil during winter to help her heat up faster.

[Daveho1]

the water temp should be at operating temp in 3-5min while being driven. sounds like your thermostat may be sticking open a bit.