A/C always on with remote start. Drives me nuts!

[rah7777777]

I’m starting to think you are right.....

 

 

[STRMTRPR]

On 10/8/2018 at 3:05 PM, rah7777777 said:

If I didnt let me engine idle for a bit, it would never reach operating temps. 

 

I only drive 1.4 miles to work, so I like to let it warm up a bit more. If I had a 15 mile commute, i'd be okay with just idling for a minute or so as it would get plenty warm and burn up the condensation inside the motor in that 15 miles. Not so much at 1.4 miles.

 

.. warming up an engine is a left over misconception from the days of carburetion. Your Silverado's modern engine and fuel injection system require no more than 30 seconds warm up time before driving..

 

- the fastest way to reach operating temperature is by driving; idling is a surprisingly inefficient way of heating up an engine. (as has been stated already drive conservatively for the first few minutes)

 

- prolonged cold idling causes more harm than good.. your fuel map will run rich when cold and this extra gasoline can strip oil from your cylinder walls

 

.. unless your driving a classic muscle car just start it up, then roll down your windows and go.

 

..btw short cold weather trips are also murder on your engine as the condensation present never has sufficient time to be removed and turns everything to sludge.. take the scenic route to work

 

 

.. just my .02 cents

Edited December 9, 2018 by STRMTRPR

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Just needs a little spit shine and it’ll be good as new. I disagree with you about warming up. Especially when temps are below 0F. Maybe I’m old school and it doesn’t make a difference but it makes me feel better.

[STRMTRPR]

.. there have been a few studies on the engine cold start run vs idle warm ups.. here is a snapshot from the summary of a study by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (.. ya I live in Ontario Canada and we get our share of cold starts!).. sorry didn't mean to hi jack the thread, we can get back on topic now