How long to heat my A6
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How long to heat my A6
As it is getting colder here in NY/NJ area, I want to know how long I should take to heat my car? I normally wait 3-5 minutes. Other wise my car feels heavy taking off. Should I wait more or not wait at all? Is there a ratio of temp to time that I don't know about?
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When I lived in NY I would warm my cars up for 10-15 mins...
The reason Audi suggests you don't idle at startup is for emissions purposes... but I was more concerned with my car than stinking up the garage.
I personally find some of what is in the manual to be worth ignoring... this being one example. I have 99k and 112k on my cars, and haven't had any problems at all related to the engine or exhaust systems... I even warm them up in AZ.
I personally find some of what is in the manual to be worth ignoring... this being one example. I have 99k and 112k on my cars, and haven't had any problems at all related to the engine or exhaust systems... I even warm them up in AZ.
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I don't, and it says that in my manuals, too. If there are special issues with turbos...
Keep that in mind. But I'm not going to buy BS about "wear" when I have been warming my cars up for years, with no adverse "side effects" ...
We had this talk in the vintage A6 forum a while back... and the consensus was that even though the manual tells us to get up and go driving to heat the cats, we don't care. =)
We had this talk in the vintage A6 forum a while back... and the consensus was that even though the manual tells us to get up and go driving to heat the cats, we don't care. =)