Do You Let Your Bronco Warm Up Before Driving

[2021FordBronco2]

Just curious what everyone does in terms of starting their Broncos from a cold start.

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[wavydave]

It's like 101 degrees most days where I live, so... no.

 

[WheresMyBronco]

I let it warm up for a minute or two if I can but, if I can't, I just keep the RPMs as low as possible. I don't think it's necessary to wait until it's fully warmed up IMO

 

[timbits588]

I feel like I'd be sitting there forever if I actually waited for the gauge to move. Also, sitting that long can't be great for an engine that isn't NA (maybe I'm wrong).
I start all my vehicles and wait until the RPM's drop and then just take it easy until the engine is warmed up. Not scientific, just what I do.
My FIL starts his and immediately throws it into gear and is on his way lol. Different strokes for different folks.

 

[zyglyrox]

fordpass does the remote start, 15 minutes later I’m getting in my warmed up vehicle. If oil temps aren‘t over 120 I’ll wait.

 

[adam1991]

Just curious what everyone does in terms of starting their Broncos from a cold start.

start the car, buckle up, gently pull out of the driveway, then gently motor off on the road.

That's the absolute fastest way to warm up any modern vehicle, and also the way that creates the least wear.

 

[BleednBlue]

I wait until the RPM drop

 

[CarGuy]

I wait until the RPM drop

Same hear. Once it drops I go. I keep it gentle until fully warmed up.

 

[Poppavein]

I wait until my seat belt is buckled, and I’ve chosen an audio program.
It’s downhill from my house, I can take it easy until it’s warmed up.

 

[dpAtlanta]

I crank it up in the garage and wait until I start to feel sleepy, then I open the garage door and off I go... apparently if I crack the windows once outside, the sleepiness goes away. My first wife clued me in on this technique.... and my friends said she didn't like me and was trying to kill me. She was helping me give my engine a long life with her advice.





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[TTT]

if you don't warmup the car, if you reverse as as soon as you turn it on, did it make a sound when reverse engaged ? for me it make a bad sound, when i engage reverse if the car is not wormed up

 

[wavydave]

I crank it up in the garage and wait until I start to feel sleepy, then I open the garage door and off I go... apparently if I crack the windows once outside, the sleepiness goes away. My first wife clued me in on this technique.... and my friends said she didn't like me and was trying to kill me. She was helping me give my engine a long life with her advice.

dpAtlanta DISCLAIMER
I'm still married to my beautiful first wife of 34+ years. Do NOT follow the sarcastic technique described above.

 

[mikec426]

If it’s below 35F I’ll usually give it a few minutes. Other than that I only wait as long as it takes to drop from 1300 rpm to 800.

 

[DriveAllNight]

As many have stated, the engine revs pretty high, so I wait for it to drop.
Mostly.
Somedays I may be in a rush, so I'll throw it in to drive and let the idle rev power me down the street until it drops but that's rare.

 

[thesocalexplorer]

I wait till my RPMs drop. That said, the 2.3 ecoboost keeps high idle longer than any of my other vehicles ever did.

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