How to Warm Up Your Car in the Morning?

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TimothyLee
07/29/25 5:36pm
Here are effective methods for warming up your car: 1. Warm Up While Driving: Start the car and wait for about 20 seconds until the engine idle stabilizes completely. Once the oil light goes off, drive at a low speed. This method is a gentle way to warm up your car while driving, avoiding heavy acceleration. 2. Common Warm-Up Method: After starting the engine, wait for 30 seconds to one minute before driving, maintaining a low speed. Keep the engine speed below 3000~3500 RPM, ideally around 2000 RPM. Exceeding this range may cause irreversible damage to the engine and transmission due to excessive wear. Once the engine temperature rises to the normal operating range (which typically takes about 3 to 5 minutes), you can resume normal driving.
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