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Heating time before driving

Tiny
GEORGES CHKEIBAN
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  • 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO
  • 3.6L
  • 6 CYL
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 85,000 MILES
I have no problem with my vehicle, it is a long lasting car.

My question is, what is the ideal warming up time for the engine before driving?
Sunday, January 21st, 2018 AT 1:22 PM

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Tiny
KHLOW2008
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For an engine to reach operating temperature, it takes about twenty minutes or more of idling time and that would be ideal but personally I would never do that.

Unless under very severe and cold weather conditions, anything more than one minute should be good enough for me.
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Sunday, January 21st, 2018 AT 10:14 PM
Tiny
GEORGES CHKEIBAN
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Hello there, thank you for your quick answer.
I usually keep my engine heating for ten to fifteen minutes heating before driving.
I asked about heating time because I watched a video saying that you only need to heat you engine for one minute, but I was not convinced at all. Because mine is a big 3.6 engine but I always see that the performance is better when heated for fifteen minutes or a bit more.
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Monday, January 22nd, 2018 AT 7:58 AM
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Better safe than sorry I always say.

We are here to help, please use 2CarPros anytime.

Cheers, Ken
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Wednesday, January 24th, 2018 AT 2:32 PM

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