What parts of your car need to warm up?

cleanbluesky · 25 Jan 2006 at 15:47

What parts of your car need to warm up and what is the best way to do so?

The only parts I know that are effected are the engine and the gearbox. The gearbox can be stiff at first, but once warmed up it is like butter...

eidolon · 25 Jan 2006 at 15:48

The gearknob in the Civic (it's alloy so it's freezing). My girlfriend embarassingly has a glove covering it most of the time

saitrix · 25 Jan 2006 at 15:52

Your girlfriend has a glove to cover your knob?

Firestar_3x · 25 Jan 2006 at 15:52

saitrix said:
Your girlfriend has a glove to cover your knob?

Its actually her knob far as i know

Engine and Gearbox, 2nd is stiff when cold.

saitrix · 25 Jan 2006 at 15:53

Firestar_3x said:
Its actually her knob far as i know

Engine and Gearbox, 2nd is stiff when cold.

The story thickens...

monkeyspank · 25 Jan 2006 at 15:56

Brakes and tyres work better when warm too.

Also on my car I think there is a knocking sound coming from the front suspension when the car is cold. I suspect new shocks might be in order.

Bill101 · 25 Jan 2006 at 15:58

Leather seats,luckily just a button press sorts it out

Rilot · 25 Jan 2006 at 15:58

Tyres, Engine, Gearbox, Torque Converter, Diff, Brakes all need to be warm to work effectively.

Mr_Sukebe · 25 Jan 2006 at 16:02

The roof on my motor. The handbook recommends that I don't put it down in temps under 5 degrees. The impression I get is that it can crack in really cold temperatures.

moss · 25 Jan 2006 at 16:08

Bill101 said:
Leather seats,luckily just a button press sorts it out

Agree'd, but the leather steering wheel is worse in winter, i find the seats generally warm up pretty quickly even without them being heated.

Del Lardo · 25 Jan 2006 at 16:14

Mr_Sukebe said:
The roof on my motor. The handbook recommends that I don't put it down in temps under 5 degrees. The impression I get is that it can crack in really cold temperatures.

It's normally the plastic rear screens that go. Chap at work wrote his MX-5 roof off just before Christmas when the rear screen cracked.

Freefaller · 25 Jan 2006 at 16:16

Gearbox, engine, tyres, brakes, diff, fingers, toes are all required for the car to work properly...

cleanbluesky · 25 Jan 2006 at 16:28

Mr_Sukebe said:
The roof on my motor. The handbook recommends that I don't put it down in temps under 5 degrees. The impression I get is that it can crack in really cold temperatures.

Reminds me of the forumer who was purchasing a Mk1 MX-5 recently, the owner was demonstrating the frosted top and it split like a banana... very amusing, unless you were to have owned the MX5 that is

Simian · 25 Jan 2006 at 16:35

Rilot said:
Tyres, Engine, Gearbox, Torque Converter, Diff, Brakes all need to be warm to work effectively.

Lets play 'Spot the Auto Driver'...

Yep Near enough the same for me!... plus Leather Seats... but as has already been said a button press sorts that!!!..

happytechie · 25 Jan 2006 at 16:38

Del Lardo said:
It's normally the plastic rear screens that go. Chap at work wrote his MX-5 roof off just before Christmas when the rear screen cracked.

wrote it off

a new rear screen for the MG is only £100 fitted, why is the MX-5 one so expensive?

HT

Morba · 25 Jan 2006 at 16:42

auto box / engine / fingers (couldnt feel my fingertips this morning) / leather (no heated leather seats :/ ).

tyres / brakes need to be warm if im going to boot it!

Rilot · 25 Jan 2006 at 16:44

happytechie said:
wrote it off

a new rear screen for the MG is only £100 fitted, why is the MX-5 one so expensive?

HT

Probably needs an entire roof in order to replace the screen. It's the same with the new Mini cabrio. If you crack the screen, it's new roof time.

Mr_Sukebe · 25 Jan 2006 at 16:46

Mk2 onwards uses a glass rear screen, so at least that element is solved.

cleanbluesky · 25 Jan 2006 at 16:47

happytechie said:
wrote it off

a new rear screen for the MG is only £100 fitted, why is the MX-5 one so expensive?

HT

See how expensive it would be at a MG Main Dealer...

Morba · 25 Jan 2006 at 16:50

Rilot said:
Probably needs an entire roof in order to replace the screen. It's the same with the new Mini cabrio. If you crack the screen, it's new roof time.

not sure which mx5 you mean, but a new roof is about £200 iirc.
Wheeler Dealers did one up over 2x30min shows ages back (was repeated on sky recently) and they put a new roof on.

i think in this instance the rear screen might of cracked which then caused the driver to crash his mx5, rather than the crack being enough to write the car off.

What parts of your car need to warm up?

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