Originally posted by TGO:
i tihnk the main point of this thread is letting your car warm up isn't going to adcersely effect it or make it blow up so stop worrying about it and do what you think is right.



Ok guys sorry to bring this topic back up but i finally found the info i was looking for.

the reason you get in and drive it (letting the idle settle first which should take no more than 30 sec.) is because at the colder temps it wears out the cylinder walls faster. the higher rpms will do 2 things for you.
1. it will help the engine warm up faster
2. it helps to through more oil onto the cylinder walls which helps to prevent cylinder wear.

here is a pic of the chart that shows the differant amounts of wear at different temps.



the test was run for 60 hours at each of the temps and that is the results.

again sorry to bring the topic back up again i just wanted to clarify for everyone.

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