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Old 11-19-2009, 06:08 PM   #38 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by xjrx View Post
its generally not recommended to let a cold motor idle in those temperatures...you should only give it about 30 sec or so to get the oil moving throughout and then proceeed with a light foot. this will decrease the amount of time the engine is operating at colder temperatures
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I hate the fact I even have to start my car when it's cold outside. It sounds so pissed off when starting from an ice cold sleep. While the engine was designed with those parameters in mind, it's still not very nice. Definitely not letting it sit there to warm up. I'm not that big of a puss...
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