I heard that comment with SEO word bost videos, so here my comment "Wait, are you telling me my car doesn’t need an AI-powered quantum algorithm to calculate the optimal engine temperature before I drive? 🤯🔥 This video just boosted my life efficiency by 300%-no more wasting time warming up like I’m prepping a space shuttle launch! 🚀💨 Thanks for saving my gas, my sanity, and probably my entire existence. Subscribed for more life-changing car hacks!"
@@AndreasPetersen1 its a 1992 peugeot 205, ive had it since i was 18 but i left for university and only some years later i got to get my license and finally be able to drive it, i love it, im proud of it
@@TheSilverShadow17 i enjoy warming up my car for a couple of minutes but i just feel a little bit weird living it rolling in the car Park not moving lol
Thank you for saying this. There’s so much good, reputable research about how idling in a cold start is a bad thing. Unfortunately we can say this forever and nobody will listen lol
Interesting video! As you are aware, when we study for our driving license in Sweden, we are highly encouraged to use electrical engine heaters (or whatever they are called in English), to heat up the engine, at temps below 10 degrees C. I think these videos on how to properly maintain a car are valuable. You asked about topics before. If it interests you, then maybe something on using waste vegetable oil as fuel in diesel engines, or maybe something else on the topics of biofuels. Or on driving in winter conditions? God Jul!
As a mechanic if its cold outside especially really cold its best to warm up the car for 2 to 3 mins and then drive slowly. This is important because it allows all different types of metal parts to reach their tolerances as metals expand and contract. Ive had many cars last me 300k plus miles without any engine issues. Also on any cold start its always best to atleast give it 2mins after start. What drivijg rifht away does it puts a shock on all metal parts. Its like putting a hot glass under cold water. Also oil needs some time to get to optimum viscosity levels. 90% of engine wear and tear happens at cold starts. Fuel is cheap, engines are not. Excessive idling is no good but generally 2 to 3mins will never cause any harm.
Every time someone tells me trust the engineers, I think "well that is a dumb statement". I don't trust engineers anymore since they follow regulations and const reduction measures. In other words, they do what they are told to the best of their ability. Why do I warm up my car for a minute or two in the cold? Because of its unqiue characteristics. Each car and engine is different and has its own weaknesses. For example, my turbo honda likes to be warmed up, why? You run a lower risk of headgasket failure long term buy letting the metal surfaces of the head and block to expand under the heat and compress the head gasket. Its also prone to cracking at the turbo manifold area, so you want the hot exhaust gasses to flow through the manifold for a bit before driving off and stay out of boost until everything is warmed up more. I don't warm up my reliable NA toyota's because they don't care much. There are many different circumstances, and as a rule of thumb, I give any car at least a minute, because you can't defy the physics of thermodynamics and expanding and contracting metal objects. Also in the cold, the oil is thicker, and doesn't reach the turbo as well as it should, so I give the oil pump time to make sure there is proper oil flow to this critical and very expensive component. Its the same argument for oil viscocity. Engineers don't want to use 0w8 and 0w16 and 0w20 oils. Those were invented solely for fuel efficiency standards globally. I use 5w30 regardless of what they say, because its proven to provide better wear protection and better shear stability. So why should I listen to "engineers" if they are just glorified students who follow government regulations?
I heard that comment with SEO word bost videos, so here my comment
"Wait, are you telling me my car doesn’t need an AI-powered quantum algorithm to calculate the optimal engine temperature before I drive? 🤯🔥 This video just boosted my life efficiency by 300%-no more wasting time warming up like I’m prepping a space shuttle launch! 🚀💨 Thanks for saving my gas, my sanity, and probably my entire existence. Subscribed for more life-changing car hacks!"
i still have a engine with carburators, im starting to drive now as i passed my exam this week, this is helpfull
That's sick, what car is it?
they have not made those in 30 years. Yuck!
@@AndreasPetersen1 its a 1992 peugeot 205, ive had it since i was 18 but i left for university and only some years later i got to get my license and finally be able to drive it, i love it, im proud of it
Carburated engines are a pain in the neck but fun to interact and tune. Less likely to fail with less electronic crap but that's beside the point.
@@TheSilverShadow17 i enjoy warming up my car for a couple of minutes but i just feel a little bit weird living it rolling in the car Park not moving lol
My friend was showing of his new motorcycle and decided to pin at at high revs, until suddenly there was a loud boom and the engine never turned again
We all have that friend
Thank you for saying this. There’s so much good, reputable research about how idling in a cold start is a bad thing. Unfortunately we can say this forever and nobody will listen lol
Interesting video! As you are aware, when we study for our driving license in Sweden, we are highly encouraged to use electrical engine heaters (or whatever they are called in English), to heat up the engine, at temps below 10 degrees C. I think these videos on how to properly maintain a car are valuable. You asked about topics before. If it interests you, then maybe something on using waste vegetable oil as fuel in diesel engines, or maybe something else on the topics of biofuels. Or on driving in winter conditions? God Jul!
Yes! Today when I was at the gasstation I saw a pump labeled HVO 100, which I found interesting. Might make a video about those types of fuels
Roughly speaking you need to wait till the Auto choker has lowered the rpm.
If you can put sand in an honda I think it can survive a cold start
It depends on temperature of fuel and oil used (like summer diesel below −10 °C).
Merry Christmas everyone
I always let my enyin heat up
As a mechanic if its cold outside especially really cold its best to warm up the car for 2 to 3 mins and then drive slowly. This is important because it allows all different types of metal parts to reach their tolerances as metals expand and contract. Ive had many cars last me 300k plus miles without any engine issues. Also on any cold start its always best to atleast give it 2mins after start. What drivijg rifht away does it puts a shock on all metal parts. Its like putting a hot glass under cold water. Also oil needs some time to get to optimum viscosity levels. 90% of engine wear and tear happens at cold starts. Fuel is cheap, engines are not. Excessive idling is no good but generally 2 to 3mins will never cause any harm.
happy christmas
And a happy new year
Every time someone tells me trust the engineers, I think "well that is a dumb statement". I don't trust engineers anymore since they follow regulations and const reduction measures. In other words, they do what they are told to the best of their ability.
Why do I warm up my car for a minute or two in the cold? Because of its unqiue characteristics. Each car and engine is different and has its own weaknesses. For example, my turbo honda likes to be warmed up, why? You run a lower risk of headgasket failure long term buy letting the metal surfaces of the head and block to expand under the heat and compress the head gasket. Its also prone to cracking at the turbo manifold area, so you want the hot exhaust gasses to flow through the manifold for a bit before driving off and stay out of boost until everything is warmed up more. I don't warm up my reliable NA toyota's because they don't care much. There are many different circumstances, and as a rule of thumb, I give any car at least a minute, because you can't defy the physics of thermodynamics and expanding and contracting metal objects. Also in the cold, the oil is thicker, and doesn't reach the turbo as well as it should, so I give the oil pump time to make sure there is proper oil flow to this critical and very expensive component.
Its the same argument for oil viscocity. Engineers don't want to use 0w8 and 0w16 and 0w20 oils. Those were invented solely for fuel efficiency standards globally. I use 5w30 regardless of what they say, because its proven to provide better wear protection and better shear stability. So why should I listen to "engineers" if they are just glorified students who follow government regulations?
I guess that you're the engineer to school all engineers . . .
Then there are engineers who aren't glorified students following regulations, or the DIY madmen like Westen Champlin who use Redneck Science.