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Originally Posted by Mikem53
This is bad advice.. Sorry to say.. Starting the car and letting it idle for 5 to 10 minutes causes more harm than good.. Because at idle when cold the engine is running rich and the engine is not under a load and will take LONGER to warm up allowing gas to dilute the oil. You should start the car and drive within seconds which warms it up quicker. Also oil temps are slow to follow coolant temps. It's takes another 15+ minutes for oil temps to come up under load.
Just drive the car to work as you need.. Take it out a couple times a week and drive it good! Change you oil more frequently, don't worry about this shit and enjoy your car.
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I tend to drive my car as soon as the idle drops. This usually happens 45 seconds after I start the car.