Warming up your ENGINE in the morning. YES? or NO?

There are two types of drivers when it comes to warming up the engine in the morning. One type religiously believes manufacturers and never warm up their engines. While the second group always warms up their engines at least for 1 minute or so.
So, where’s the truth? Should you warm up your engine? Is there a point in waiting till the temperature gauge starts reacting? In this short video, I will tell you everything I know about this and the effects this will have on your engine.
Engine warm-up is a serious thing that can easily kill any modern engine if overlooked. But a lot of us just do this the wrong way, so we hurt our engines which in turn hurts our budgets.
I hope this video is helpful and will enhance your knowledge about how modern cars work. Subscribe to the channel and get updated on new videos I publish!

[@richardbarber4444]

Local quarry operation had two Caterpillar bulldozers. One driver started his engine then for 15 minutes carried out the daily lube routine. The other driver started up and immediately went to work, carrying out the lube routine at the end of the day. This Bulldozer had two replacement engines over the years whilst the other is still running with the original engine!

[@TopicMotor]

Interesting. Modern engines hate idling. Oil pressure isn't enough at idle, so lubrication is bad. Manufacturers massively use those "flexible-pressure" oil pumps for better fuel efficiency. But it seems, they are causing a lot of issues if the engine idles for a long time.

[@richardbarber4444]

@@TopicMotor If they are "Flexible pressure" oil pumps the oil pressure should never be low unless they are deficient.

[@carl2591]

diesel engines are different than gas engines.. with a diesel you start and let it idle for no more than a min to get the oil flowing to all the parts especially the turbo which is on some models is on the top of the engine.. so the min get thing flowing.. for gas like 15 seconds in real cold weather.. like 10F or colder.. after you start and start moving you take off slow to get thing a chance to warm a bit.. after about 10 mins you are good to go..

[@dragan3290]

In Australia when you turn your car on? Its already warmed up.

[@stevenweiss2148]

You need not 'warm up' a modern engine. But do not use full throttle until the temp gauge reads in the normal range

[@randallsimmons391]

Absolutely correct. Warm up period should be no longer than 60 seconds, this allows the settled oil to circulate to the components that need it and provides for proper cooling of the internals that can potentially warp if the temperature difference is dramatic.

[@bcubed72]

Absolutely FALSE in cold weather. It's a safety concern: you need to have the defrost up to temperature (or at least above freezing) so that you don't ice over the windscreen with your first exhaled breath.

[@robertvanruyssevelt7159]

The best way to warm your engine is to drive it. Of course you should not push it hard for the first few minutes and in fact the transmission will take even longer to achieve the optimum temperature but nothing will happen if you are parked in your driveway. Oil pressure builds up in the time it takes to put the car in drive and release the park brake. Long engine life depends on correct running in (which is not babying it) and regular oil and filter changes.

[@richardbarber4444]

Dodge Heavy duty trucks with Cummins need about 20 miles of driving for transmission to reach operating temp in cold weather. I had a 1965 Ford with Belgium built 10 speed transmission which COULD NOT REVERSE for 2 - 3 minutes until transmission warmed up.There was so much oil drag that engine did not have enough power in cold weather.

[@Jackthesmilingblack]

One exception to driving away cold: Tickover is automatically increased to say 1,000 rpm, so when you have to negotiate a steep snow-covered downhill slope immediately where the lowest possible gearing is the best option, you can lose traction. Sure, get off the brakes when the tyres have locked up, but that may not be enough. Worse case is you go through 180 degrees, but at least you can go down in reverse. You are unlikely to meet anyone coming up as no one else would be deranged enough to tackle 40cm of fresh snow. Jack, the Japan Alps Brit

[@TopicMotor]

Yes, it's worth considering this. Though, the Honda I was filiming in drops immediately to 850 once you shift to D or R whatever the engine temp is. In all other cars the creeping RPM was around 1000 and that could cause problems on a slippery hill.

[@pm6613]

Any car since the 1980's needs 10 seconds max. Drive it easy at first depending on terrain and outdoor temperature. The car warms up as you drive it. Idling is not good for any car.

[@richardbarber4444]

I would immediately stop an engine with low oil pressure at start-up. That is a recipe for disaster. Indeed, the "Idiot Light" safe oil pressure indicator tells you damage may occur. Look at all the small. e.g. lawnmower, engines with automatic oil pressure related shut down. This should tell you some thing, and not necessarily that the oil level is low.