1991 Civic warm up time

Question:

maybe you should just wake up a few minutes earlier and let the car warm up, or get a block heater?

Response:

The "problem" is that it takes about 10~15 minutes on "really" cold (<10F) mornings. The common wisdom is that allowing any modern engine to idle that long is a bad idea. The oil will become loaded with unburnt combustion byproducts. If need be, I will change the oil once a month until spring gets here. The issue comes down to what to risk? The engine? Or tme and the rest fo the car? I have ordered a block heater, but it will not arrive until next week. And Christmas is going to have temps of around 0F. A friend has suggested a catolytic propane heater, but I want any "fire" to be in the cyliners! Terry

Response:

> The "problem" is that it takes about 10~15 minutes on "really" > cold (<10F) mornings. The common wisdom is that allowing > any modern engine to idle that long is a bad idea. The oil will > become loaded with unburnt combustion byproducts.

Just take it for an hour’s highway drive once every couple of weeks or so. That will burn off any water and fuel that may accumulate. > If need be, I will change the oil once a month until spring > gets here.

Every two months will be fine. Don’t worry about it, really. — TeGGeR

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