Warming up - SEAT Cupra.net

Neel-Cupra · 31-08-2006, 20:01

Hi everyone, just wanted to know how long people leave their car running after start up to warm it? i normally idle for a min then drive off, what does everyone else do?

*SeanyK* · 31-08-2006, 20:27

Hi mate, Just drive it normally for the first few minutes, not flat out full boost but dont worry too much about it.

*andycupra* · 31-08-2006, 20:30

im not sure letting it idle actually ends up being any better. may gain some components and detrimental for others. eg cam.
start driving but on low load. ie no booting it.

Neel-Cupra · 31-08-2006, 20:44

Hi guys, ok not been idling recently but just thought id ask, how long does it normally take the oil to get 2 operating temp? i usually wait 20 mins before bouting it ..

*SeanyK* · 31-08-2006, 21:14

About 10 minutes of normal driving.

*ibiza-cupra* · 31-08-2006, 21:36

steady away untill im on normal running temp

*Ninja* · 31-08-2006, 22:23

i generally start the engine then sit in the car till the revs fall to normal before driving off.. i then (try) to wait till the water reaches 90 then wait the same amount of time again to let the oil warm before really ragging it

Neel-Cupra · 31-08-2006, 22:26

cheers guys, ninja i do the same! jus thought id see what others opinions are, jus sometimes when its a cold morning and i drive off i it feels like the engine doesnt want to move lol

gazjones · 31-08-2006, 22:55

i normally let the water temp gauge move before putting any boost through then wait till its at 90 till i put my foot to the floor fully and a few more mins till i really put my foot down gear after gear!

ian_jobson · 31-08-2006, 23:13

water warms quicker than oil will...

*cu51pra* · 31-08-2006, 23:22

i just start it up and rag the bollocks off it always put my belt on first

*ibiza-cupra* · 31-08-2006, 23:30

lol oval bores for you then

*cu51pra* · 01-09-2006, 00:09

yeah but at least im safe lol

AaronM · 01-09-2006, 10:02

Start and drive like the car was made for?! lol

*SeanyK* · 01-09-2006, 12:53

You can be *too* over the top when doing this sorta thing.

The car was made to be driven by Joe Bloggs, someone who will get in the car, from cold, and drive it normally, not thinking about oil temperatures or anything like that.

Although, id agree, its with the assumption Joe Bloggs doesnt wheelspin off the drive from cold...lol

I hardly ever put my foot flat down, im sure you all dont drive foot the floor wherever you go?!

brad_cupra05 · 01-09-2006, 20:38

i just drive normally untill the temp gauge hits 90 before i even think about some spirited driving lol

Cupra R 231 · 02-09-2006, 00:17

Get yourself a Cupra R oil temp gauge.. then wait till it gets up near 90 deg then nail it.....

But generally speaking around 10-12 mins of steady driving before the oil is up to temp

Tony 156 · 04-09-2006, 11:37

leaving engines that arnt designed to idle, idle isnt a good thing. no major damage but there not designed too. ive been told let the temp guage hit the 90 mark before giving it beans. has worked for me and the people i know.

*CupraTgirl* · 04-09-2006, 12:31

If starting mine from cold then it sits at about 1200RPM and i leave it to sit until it drops to 840RPM and then i drive off! I then wait until it says 90 degrees to drive on boost

I have always done this (with my first cupra and this one) and always will just as i let it sit for a couple of minutes after a long or hard drive

There has been a couple of times i have driven off straight away but its rare

Cupra R 231 · 04-09-2006, 16:48

There's nothing wrong with driving off straight away as long as your not coming on boost and your driving steady....
2 main times the engines gonna suffer wear really - initial start up until oil pressure is up, which will only be a turn or 2 of the crank, and putting engine under to much load whilst it (remember parts of you engine are going to expand to there optimum size once up to temp) and the oil (basicly linked together but its a better indication of you engines acctual temperature) are not up to operating temp.

Remember that 90deg on you normal temp gauge (coolant) doesn't mean its warm.... the important bit is the oil temp which is why I always like an oil temp gauge. If I didn't have a R I would of made it a priority to fit 1...

But also as SeanyK says.. Engines are built for jo blogs to drive that know nothing about temperatures and the problems it could cause. They don't expect jo blogs to sit parked up while the engine warms up. It is expected that your gonna start car and drive off in a normal manner.. just not lunatic speed!! if thats your normal manner......

31-08-2006, 20:01	#1
Neel-Cupra MK2 Leon Cupra 2.0T FSI Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 414	Warming up Hi everyone, just wanted to know how long people leave their car running after start up to warm it? i normally idle for a min then drive off, what does everyone else do? __________________ Milltek TBE \| Forge Twintercooler \| Forge DV \| Eibach Sportlines \| ITG Maxogen CAI \| Autotech HPFP \| NGK Iridium's \| VW MFD 3 \| Bluefin Stage 3

31-08-2006, 20:27	#2
SeanyK Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Colchester, Essex Posts: 1,015	Hi mate, Just drive it normally for the first few minutes, not flat out full boost but dont worry too much about it. __________________ Please check out our iPhone & iPad applications by clicking here;http://tinyurl.com/7e6gxkb And also my Google Android Applications!http://tinyurl.com/6qpkeuy

31-08-2006, 20:30	#3
andycupra status subject to change Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: until tomorrow, i just keep moving on... Posts: 7,483	im not sure letting it idle actually ends up being any better. may gain some components and detrimental for others. eg cam. start driving but on low load. ie no booting it. __________________ S.K.W.K.L.B.O.F H.K.S.K.P.P.P.

31-08-2006, 20:44	#4
Neel-Cupra MK2 Leon Cupra 2.0T FSI Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 414	Hi guys, ok not been idling recently but just thought id ask, how long does it normally take the oil to get 2 operating temp? i usually wait 20 mins before bouting it .. __________________ Milltek TBE \| Forge Twintercooler \| Forge DV \| Eibach Sportlines \| ITG Maxogen CAI \| Autotech HPFP \| NGK Iridium's \| VW MFD 3 \| Bluefin Stage 3

31-08-2006, 21:14	#5
SeanyK Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Colchester, Essex Posts: 1,015	About 10 minutes of normal driving. __________________ Please check out our iPhone & iPad applications by clicking here;http://tinyurl.com/7e6gxkb And also my Google Android Applications!http://tinyurl.com/6qpkeuy

31-08-2006, 21:36	#6
ibiza-cupra Full Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: castleford Posts: 502	steady away untill im on normal running temp

31-08-2006, 22:23	#7
Ninja Cupra now gone :( Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Reading Posts: 1,274	i generally start the engine then sit in the car till the revs fall to normal before driving off.. i then (try) to wait till the water reaches 90 then wait the same amount of time again to let the oil warm before really ragging it __________________ Dan Imperial Blue Ibiza Cupra - and LOVING it http://www.peugeot-gti.net/new_layou...php?page=Ninja Now running Custom Code phase 2

31-08-2006, 22:26	#8
Neel-Cupra MK2 Leon Cupra 2.0T FSI Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 414	cheers guys, ninja i do the same! jus thought id see what others opinions are, jus sometimes when its a cold morning and i drive off i it feels like the engine doesnt want to move lol __________________ Milltek TBE \| Forge Twintercooler \| Forge DV \| Eibach Sportlines \| ITG Maxogen CAI \| Autotech HPFP \| NGK Iridium's \| VW MFD 3 \| Bluefin Stage 3

31-08-2006, 22:55	#9
gazjones Banned Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lincoln Lincolnshire Posts: 3,958	i normally let the water temp gauge move before putting any boost through then wait till its at 90 till i put my foot to the floor fully and a few more mins till i really put my foot down gear after gear!

31-08-2006, 23:13	#10
ian_jobson Full Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Medway towns, Kent Posts: 276	water warms quicker than oil will...

31-08-2006, 23:22	#11
cu51pra black ibiza cupra Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: harlow in essex Posts: 1,151	i just start it up and rag the bollocks off it always put my belt on first __________________

31-08-2006, 23:30	#12
ibiza-cupra Full Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: castleford Posts: 502	lol oval bores for you then

01-09-2006, 00:09	#13
cu51pra black ibiza cupra Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: harlow in essex Posts: 1,151	yeah but at least im safe lol __________________

01-09-2006, 10:02	#14
AaronM Full Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Forest Posts: 171	Start and drive like the car was made for?! lol

01-09-2006, 12:53	#15
SeanyK Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Colchester, Essex Posts: 1,015	You can be too over the top when doing this sorta thing. The car was made to be driven by Joe Bloggs, someone who will get in the car, from cold, and drive it normally, not thinking about oil temperatures or anything like that. Although, id agree, its with the assumption Joe Bloggs doesnt wheelspin off the drive from cold...lol I hardly ever put my foot flat down, im sure you all dont drive foot the floor wherever you go?! __________________ Please check out our iPhone & iPad applications by clicking here;http://tinyurl.com/7e6gxkb And also my Google Android Applications!http://tinyurl.com/6qpkeuy

01-09-2006, 20:38	#16
brad_cupra05 181 bhp 233lbft poor lol Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: basingstoke, Hampshre Posts: 155	i just drive normally untill the temp gauge hits 90 before i even think about some spirited driving lol __________________ Onvi Ibiza Cupra Miltec exhaust, 17" Kei racing wheels jabbasport induction kit,REVO stage 1,Forge 007p,and some JBL audio goodies

02-09-2006, 00:17	#17
Cupra R 231 Full Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 125	Get yourself a Cupra R oil temp gauge.. then wait till it gets up near 90 deg then nail it..... But generally speaking around 10-12 mins of steady driving before the oil is up to temp

04-09-2006, 11:37	#18
Tony 156 Full Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Thatcham Posts: 455	leaving engines that arnt designed to idle, idle isnt a good thing. no major damage but there not designed too. ive been told let the temp guage hit the 90 mark before giving it beans. has worked for me and the people i know.

04-09-2006, 12:31	#19
CupraTgirl Model Behaviour Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: England Posts: 2,564	If starting mine from cold then it sits at about 1200RPM and i leave it to sit until it drops to 840RPM and then i drive off! I then wait until it says 90 degrees to drive on boost I have always done this (with my first cupra and this one) and always will just as i let it sit for a couple of minutes after a long or hard drive There has been a couple of times i have driven off straight away but its rare __________________ Seat Ibiza Cupra 20VT in Ebony Black Friendship is like peeing your pants, everyone can see it, but only you can feel the true warmth

04-09-2006, 16:48	#20
Cupra R 231 Full Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 125	There's nothing wrong with driving off straight away as long as your not coming on boost and your driving steady.... 2 main times the engines gonna suffer wear really - initial start up until oil pressure is up, which will only be a turn or 2 of the crank, and putting engine under to much load whilst it (remember parts of you engine are going to expand to there optimum size once up to temp) and the oil (basicly linked together but its a better indication of you engines acctual temperature) are not up to operating temp. Remember that 90deg on you normal temp gauge (coolant) doesn't mean its warm.... the important bit is the oil temp which is why I always like an oil temp gauge. If I didn't have a R I would of made it a priority to fit 1... But also as SeanyK says.. Engines are built for jo blogs to drive that know nothing about temperatures and the problems it could cause. They don't expect jo blogs to sit parked up while the engine warms up. It is expected that your gonna start car and drive off in a normal manner.. just not lunatic speed!! if thats your normal manner......

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