dant

Just bought a 1999 996 C2 and the owner told me that I should wait until the car reaches the second line on the temp guage before driving off. (It rests on first when cold) How long do you all wait before taking off... This morning I was sitting there thinking, its been 6 minutes, and I am still waiting..... What do you guys think.

LVDell

ABSOLTELY NOT!!!!! You should NEVER let these cars warm up idle in the garage, etc. And never REV the engine while in idle trying to wiat for it to warm in an attempt to warm it up more quickly. Easiest way to damage your engine.

The manual clearly states to start the car and drive away immediately and keep the revs low till at operating temperature. This process brings the engine to temp quicker and safer.

rbennett

I never let the engine go above 2500rpm until temp reaches 180deg!!

Yea I know a Boxster, but they have simular engines and they can get jiggy too!

Nicolaasdb

start and floor it!!! out of the garage thru the neigborhood...hitting a couple of school kids and old ladies.....see the smoke in your rearview mirrors.....pull over and pull out all your hair!!

Never (like Dell wrote) NEVER let the car idle....start and drive off....like the manual says don't go over 4000 rpm untill the needle hit 180....I think never go over 2500 (like rbennet wrote) before the needle is past 180......you will enjoy your P a lot longer.

gota911

What they ^^ said! Keep it under 4,000 RPM until car gets to normal operating temp, which in my car is when the needle is between the "8" and the "0" at the 180° mark.

Riad

First I always warm the car until the the car comes to idle - about 700RPM, which takes about 2 or 3 min. tops. Then I keep the RPM's under 4K until the car comes up to temp, about 180 degrees. You can actually feel the tranny warm up and shifting is much easier.

After that I consider the car ready to go.

wross996tt

The reason they want you to drive the car right away is not clear...some say it is because they want the transmission to warm up as the engine warms up...some say it is an anti-pollution thing (those German environmentalists)...can't see what is actually wrong with idleing to warm some before you drive (anyone explain the science here). I think riad has it right.

LVDell

The short answer is that the engine will warm up faster that way and thus be "protected" sooner than later" as long as you keep the RPM's down during this warm up period. It's all about engine life.

delirium

Its okk, I dot warm up my BMW, but I do on my 996... I really dont know which is correct & what to do... argggh

leedav

I give it 30 seconds or so b/c it's choppy otherwise when driving off

smackboy1

Wow, this is something I've always wondered about, being somewhat automotively challenged (most of my automotive knowledge comes from listening to Car Talk, but try not to hold that against me).

I understand the part about it being OK to drive off almost immediately in above freezing temperatures and would allow a quicker warmup (with a few minutes warmup at idle in sub zero temps).

http://www.cartalk.com/content/colum...anuary/01.html

But I always thought it was not a big deal to let the car idle for longer, say 10-30 minutes in the morning (save for a little extra pollution and miniscule wear and tear). Is there something unique to P-cars wherein an extended idle is not recommended?

http://www.cartalk.com/content/colum.../April/01.html

If idling is indeed bad for the car, I guess corollary question would be at what time interval would the marginal benefit outweigh the cost of having to restart the engine while say, running back into the house, versus just leaving the engine idling. In the pasts I've left the car running in the driveway if I think I will be 10 minutes or less.

Riad

The car is designed to idle higher when it's cold for a reason, whether it's 80 or 8 degrees out I always let the car come to idle (about 700) before moving.

Starting your car and driving it normally while the engine is cold just does not seem like a good idea.

1999Porsche911

Get in, start the car, put on your seat belt and you are ready to go. Agree that you should not exceed about 4000 rpm until engine is fully warmed up.

JTSPO

what a load of crap. what is he, 80? the newer cars, by that i mean since the 80's don't need that. just don't get too crazy for the first 2 miles or so the engine warms up a lot faster by driving and tires can come to the operating temp.

JTSPO

http://www.cartalk.com/content/colum.../April/01.html

If idling is indeed bad for the car, I guess corollary question would be at what time interval would the marginal benefit outweigh the cost of having to restart the engine while say, running back into the house, versus just leaving the engine idling. In the pasts I've left the car running in the driveway if I think I will be 10 minutes or less.[/QUOTE]

so yoou are those people pamper their p-cars and complain all the troubles your baby gives you like faulty plug, rough idling, bluh, bluh, bluh.

Morden "high performance" engines are design to operat at high temperature to acheive efficiency and HP with the advan of ECU and metallegy.

there is only one way to baby these cars is to drive ithem like you stole them the way the germans intended them for.