Why is it important to warm up your car?
By letting your car warm up, instead of just driving it cold, allows the engine’s components to disperse oil evenly throughout every moving part. Without the proper warmup time, you can risk damaging your engine’s pistons, which may warp or experience undue wear as a result of being driven cold.
How long does it take to warm up your car?
Though some drivers like to let their car sit and idle for 15 minutes or more, this is actually not necessary. In fact, most modern cars are able to successfully circulate oil within 20-30 seconds, even if the engine’s temperature is still cool.
Older cars may need up to a minute or more, but unless the temperature dips into the negatives, most drivers can save on fuel and reduce their carbon footprint by cutting back on idle time.
Save yourself the headache and some change at the pump; a minute in the driveway or parking lot is enough to warm up most cars.
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