How can I more quickly warm up the interior of my car during winter?
Don’t turn on the air conditioning, but do turn on lights and (electric) rear defogger if available. Don’t run the heater fan, and set the temperature control to cold (you want to close off coolant flow through the heater core). Now, move off as soon as the oil pressure is normal (warning light out or gauge in range).
When to turn on the heat in a car?
Watch the engine temperature gauge, and turn on the heat or front defogger (as you choose or need) as soon as the temperature is off the peg, or at least two minutes after startup if you don’t have a gauge.
Do you have to warm up your car at idle?
Modern fuel injected gas vehicles do not need long warm up times to run properly and safely with the proper oil and anti-freeze. Anything longer then getting oil pressure is wasting fuel. Warming up your engine at an idle is simply a waste of fuel and causes a lot more wear on your engine then driving away.
How long does it take for an engine to warm up?
You should let it just idle for at least a couple minutes. The oil will warm up pretty fast. You should see the oil pressure come down a little bit when the oil warms up. I wait for the idle speed to come down. When it is cold the engine will just circulate water in the block. The block is massive so there is a lot of heat capacitance.
Why does my Car start cold instead of warm?
If the injectors were bleeding off fuel as you suggest, there’d be more of a problem with cold starts then warm. Reason being, with bleeding injectors, the longer they sit, the more fuel gets dumped into the cylinder (until all the pressure is bled off). The OP would see the issue more on the cold side than on the warm.
Why does my Car start on a hot start?
Have a look at this answer for more details on potential causes for hot start problems. The reason why this happens only for hot starts is because the fuel is more likely to vaporize as temperature increases. In order to avoid vaporization problems the fuel lines are expected to be pressurized during a hot start. Highly active question.
What should I do if my car overheats while driving?
If your car continues to overheat after you’ve been driving for a few minutes with the heater on, pull over and cut the engine off—it’s the safest and surest way to cool the engine, says Reina. If you have roadside assistance, now is a good time to call, as you may need a tow, Reina suggests.
How does the steering feel when it’s cold?
When it’s cold out, usually when I first start the car in the mornings, it’s very hard to turn the steering wheel. It feels stiff and tight, as if I didn’t have power steering anymore. But after the car warms up, steering is normal again.