Heating time before driving

2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO
85,000 MILES • 3.6L • 6 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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GEORGES CHKEIBAN
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I have no problem with my vehicle, it is a long lasting car.

My question is, what is the ideal warming up time for the engine before driving?
Jan 21, 2018 at 1:22 PM
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KHLOW2008
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For an engine to reach operating temperature, it takes about twenty minutes or more of idling time and that would be ideal but personally I would never do that.

Unless under very severe and cold weather conditions, anything more than one minute should be good enough for me.
Jan 21, 2018 at 10:14 PM
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GEORGES CHKEIBAN
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Hello there, thank you for your quick answer.
I usually keep my engine heating for ten to fifteen minutes heating before driving.
I asked about heating time because i watched a video saying that you only need to heat you engine for one minute, but i was not convinced at all. because mine is a big 3.6 engine but i always see that the performance is better when heated for fifteen minutes or a bit more.
Jan 22, 2018 at 7:58 AM
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Better safe than sorry I always say.

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Cheers, Ken
Jan 24, 2018 at 2:32 PM