Is Warm Up A Car Engine Before Driving Is A Must Or A Myth?

Since we are small, usually before going on a road trip or somewhere else, our fathers will always warm up the car engine driving, right? This was followed until we all had our vehicles.

 

It is true that the majority of the people who have their car usually warm up the car engine before driving because some people say it is good for the lifespan of the car engine itself.

 

Usually people will heat the car engine while looking at the temperature of the engine pin near the dashboard, when the engine pin is not showing to the cold side, that means you can start driving.

 

But in your opinion, is warming up car engine before driving is really necessary and good for the lifespan of the engine? Want to know the answer? Let’s read the full article below.

 

Cold Engines

Usually, this cold car engine happens to cars that have never been started or used for a long time.

 

So if you use the car every day, then there is no need to warm up the car engine because there is a high risk that your vehicle’s fuel can seep into the engine oil.

 

New Car Engine Technology

Believe it or not, the car you are using now no longer needs you to warm up the car engine before driving because in your car engine system, there is a system that can adjust the car’s temperature to the surrounding temperature.

 

Today’s car engine system already has fuel injection technology that comes with the ECU, which is the Electronic Control Unit.

 

In conclusion, warming up the cars engine before starting the ride is not necessary for new cars but it may be necessary for some old cars. But if you still want to warm up the car engine also it will not have any bad risk to the cars.

 

So, to warm up the car engine before starting the trip is the choice of everyone preference and it is not included in ‘must do’ before going on a road trip.