Engine Warming

[acemastr]

I'm anal when it comes to warming engines up, both the bike and car.

Car doesn't go over 2.5k rpm until the needle is buried in the middle of the guage and has been for a minute.

Bike doesn't go over 4k revs until it's hit 75c and sat there for a minute or two.

Is this really necessary on cars nowadays? As I see people getting in their cars and not caring.

Am I too careful or does everyone else simply not care/know?

 

[acemastr]

My girlfriend's 07 plate Focus water temp is up there in about 2 minutes, mine takes a good 5-10 and 2-3miles to get up there.

 

[acemastr]

My commute to work is only 12 miles, roughly 25minutes, 86k miles and the car is still going, 21k miles on the bike and it still pulls like a train.

Manufacturers must have to plan for people getting in their cars and driving off at whatever pace they feel like at that time, oil technology is far better than it's ever been, cylinder liners are better... is it truly necessary to worry about it after 2-3miles of slowish driving?

 

[acemastr]

A truck's redline is something like 2k RPM is it not? I'd have thought the RPM of the engine is also a factor in cold engines