Do you warm up your car (let it idle) before driving it on cold days?

[nocebo]

We don't really get cold enough weather around here to require to warm up the car. But also, my car is usually in the garage overnight so there's really no need.

On a few occasions I've left the car out in the driveway over a winters night and I've let it idle for a minute but never really need to warm it up more than that.

 

[BNG]

Whatever modern dino oil that's on sale will provide more than ample protection with 3-5k oil changes for normal applications.

All perphiheal components will wear out before the engine suffers an oil related failure.

Who keeps a car >200k miles anyways?

LOL! My 4Runner has 196k, and I'm using Castrol GTX but keep it clean. Dino oil isn't a failure point but doesn't do well with heat.
My experience with AmsOil is the reason I'm sure about it. I had a cooling hose start leaking UNDER the induction manifold on a Grand Am. We had left on vacation after I worked all night. I was dozing in the passenger seat. Wife wakes me up with a question about an idiot light on the dash. Pulled over at the next off ramp with a service station. Radiator is dry, engine smoking hot. I trickled water in it slowly until it was full, asked where the closest parts store was, and headed that way. It was 60 miles! The short of it was that it never knocked, pinged, etc. changed the hose, refilled it, went on vacation. I pulled the filter and drained it into a jar, no sludge. We had that car for several years and never had an issue. I don't know that anything other than a synthetic would be able to tolerate that.

And yeah, MLM sucks!

 

[SARMS Search]

I dont

 

[PICK3]

LOL! My 4Runner has 196k, and I'm using Castrol GTX but keep it clean. Dino oil isn't a failure point but doesn't do well with heat.
My experience with AmsOil is the reason I'm sure about it. I had a cooling hose start leaking UNDER the induction manifold on a Grand Am. We had left on vacation after I worked all night. I was dozing in the passenger seat. Wife wakes me up with a question about an idiot light on the dash. Pulled over at the next off ramp with a service station. Radiator is dry, engine smoking hot. I trickled water in it slowly until it was full, asked where the closest parts store was, and headed that way. It was 60 miles! The short of it was that it never knocked, pinged, etc. changed the hose, refilled it, went on vacation. I pulled the filter and drained it into a jar, no sludge. We had that car for several years and never had an issue. I don't know that anything other than a synthetic would be able to tolerate that.

And yeah, MLM sucks!

You're dreaming or under the influence of hallucinogenic drugs if you think synthetic oil would protect your engine from a catastrophic coolant failure for 60 miles.

 

[BNG]

Believe it or don't. It happened just like I said. I don't think we drove the whole way with no water at all but it is what it is.

 

[ortiz34]

I rev my engine above redline for 10 minutes when I drain my oil
the growl and ticking is fvcking badsass

 

[miplank]

You're dreaming or under the influence of hallucinogenic drugs if you think synthetic oil would protect your engine from a catastrophic coolant failure for 60 miles.

lolololololllooloolloolo

 

[inkspot]

fuck. . .i'm old, d00d. . .it takes me 30 to 60 seconds just to get comfortable in my seat and fasten my seat belt and thumb through the songs on my mp3 player till i find one that suits my mood, etc

+1

 

[PICK3]

Believe it or don't. It happened just like I said. I don't think we drove the whole way with no water at all but it is what it is.

Believe it or knot, you're dreaming if ...