JB072

Hey
How long would it take for the car to praplery warm up
thanks

Tapeuup

no warmup time needed.

crank and go.

03 GT

Kind of a broad question...

Summer 1-2 minutes
Chilly 3 minutes
Below freezing 5-8 minutes

At least thats what I do...

Tapeuup

read your owners manual... no warmup time needed. I have an '03 GT as well.

uofipilot

That's probably a bad idea. You should let your car warmup till its at least at the bottom of the normal opperating temp. Give the car a couple on miuntes (especially when it cold) to let the oil and other fluids warm up and get to the proper viscosities (sp?). If you start you car and go when its really cold out, you oil is gonna be really thick.

Matt

Tapeuup

I didn't come up with it, it's in the owners manual. bad idea or not! They made it so I guess they know a little more than you do about it.

Tapeuup

if your using 5W20 and the "W is for winter not weight" how much thicker do you think the oil can get?

droptoppony

Thats actually very bad advice and i don't care what your owners manual says! Modulars have extremely tight bearing clearances and need to be warmed up to operating temps or you will severely shorten the life of your main bearings. This is even more important if you have an aluminum block.

bransdaman78

i would say negative... no warm up needed - its not a ferrari its a FORD

that said - you should warm it up before going above 3 grand and shifting hard (any rpm)

droptoppony

my block was made by the same company in Italy that makes the Ferrari blocks is that close enough....