How does the gas engine in the hybrid get warmed up? When you turn on the hybrid it just "turns it on" but doesn't really warm up the engine. If you take off and the gas motor kicks in it hasn't been warmed up like an ICE vehicle can be. I'd think not warming up the gas motor could shorten its life span
How can you warm up the engine is your Hybrid when cold ?
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That is a real concern especially in northern climates. The real engine killer is the starting and stopping of an ICE over many years in a Hybrid. Very hard on engines.
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Well, if the gas engine will stay on if it needs to be on to warm itself up. The engine will start right away when the temps are cold. This hybrid technology has been around a while....it isn't new.
The best way to warm up any modern engine is get rolling down the road immediately. It is NOT like the old carbureted, non computer controlled engine days.
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Correct. Warming up an engine is no longer required or recommended.
Should You Warm Up Your Car Before Driving? - Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports fills you in on whether you should warm up your car before driving. Letting your car idle might not be the hottest idea.
This concerns me as well as my Maverick is in transit (whoo hooo!).
My 2019 ICE Honda Fit has a blue light that comes on when it is started, even in warm weather. Owners manual says to drive the “gently” until the light goes off. I’ve always assumed this was to allow the oil to warm and circulate in order to lubricate the engine. Is there another reason?
My 2019 ICE Honda Fit has a blue light that comes on when it is started, even in warm weather. Owners manual says to drive the “gently” until the light goes off. I’ve always assumed this was to allow the oil to warm and circulate in order to lubricate the engine. Is there another reason?
Not to warm up, but to be fully circulated, which should easily happen in 10 seconds or less.
It's a reasonable assumption. While sitting, oil will succumb to gravity and make it's way down towards the pan. Your engine won't be bone dry, but driving gently will allow the oil to go where it needs to go to protect the internals before real strain gets put on it.
Or so I've heard. It may very well be The Man telling you how to live your life. You can always start up your vehicle and put the pedal to the metal to give the finger to The Man! He can't tell you want to do!
Synthetic oils stick better to cylinder walls, so no dry start unless has been a long time since last used.It's a reasonable assumption. While sitting, oil will succumb to gravity and make it's way down towards the pan. Your engine won't be bone dry, but driving gently will allow the oil to go where it needs to go to protect the internals before real strain gets put on it.
Or so I've heard. It may very well be The Man telling you how to live your life. You can always start up your vehicle and put the pedal to the metal to give the finger to The Man! He can't tell you want to do!
I received my hybrid truck last February.
The vehicle knows what the outside temperature is and it also knows what the coolant temp is. It also looks at where the climate control was last set and will start the engine as needed to get the cabin temp up to set temp.
The hybrid also wants high voltage battery to be within a certain temperature range for maximum efficiency. If it is cold out, the vehicle will run to warm up the engine and the battery.
I used the remote start on mine frequently last winter and it was always nice and warm when I got in.
I warm up the hybrid engine by turning a heat all the way up to HI. this will start engine immediately. i like to drive in warm car - remote start works well to heat up the engine and cabin. Do opposite to cooldown cabin and warm up the engine. Simple solution.
I was a little OFF when I said it takes about 10 seconds for oil to fully circulate in an engine:
Depending on your vehicle's engine temperature, it might vary from almost instantly to 3-second maximum. A cold engine usually takes more time than that of hot engines. Additionally, it depends on the size and pattern of the engine. However, wait for a few seconds before you start revving your throttle hard.
In times gone by, cold start wear really was a big problem.
It doesn’t matter much in new automobile engines, for some basic reasons.
ONE, modern engines have awesomely good oil pumps. Leave the valve cover off and you won’t be able to start a typical late model car and say one two three as fast as you can and switch it off before the engine bay is drenched with oil thrown off the cams or rocker arms if it’s revving.
On a cold day, you could leave the valve cover off of an old model car and it might be two minutes or longer before you would see fresh oil at the rocker arms.
Two, modern oils cling better and bearing tolerances are tighter. The oil doesn’t drain out of bearings or off pistons and cylinder walls the way it did in times past.
Three, modern engines are fuel injected, and the fuel mixture is closely controlled. Little or no gasoline gets into the oil because there’s no carburetor with a choke to allow that to happen, diluting the oil.
Four, modern engines are designed and built to warm up fast, MUCH faster than old model engines.
How long does engine oil take to fully circulate the engine at a startup?
Answer (1 of 6): Depends how warm the ambient air is , the length of flow path, and the height that the oil has to be pushed to get to the area that needs to have oil around those parts. Any guess as to the number of cylinders, the type of engine (Piston, Wankel, Jet-Turbine, Other) and the size...
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Probably the easiest way to warm up a cold engine is to install a block heater and plug it in at night. That way it’s “warm” right from the get-go. I ordered my 2.0 XLT with the block heater factory-installed but it hasn’t been cold enough, yet, in our neck of the woods to necessitate plugging it in. On the other hand, I keep my ‘84 Chevy 1-ton 4-door dually plugged in pretty much all winter long. That 454 does NOT like being cold!
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depress the gas pedal after turning the hybrid on. Voila.
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I was wondering about remote start as well. Thank you
The bottom line is that you don't need to warm it up to drive; you need to drive to warm it up.
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Wait, people are still trying to warm up the interior of their cars by idling them in their driveway?!
Or are they still thinking they need to "warm up" the engine before driving it, like some car built 30 years ago?
Hopefully this thread will teach them things they didn't know, and bring them into the modern world.
Or are they still thinking they need to "warm up" the engine before driving it, like some car built 30 years ago?
Hopefully this thread will teach them things they didn't know, and bring them into the modern world.
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True, if you park inside and arent in Michigan winters with ice and snow on your vehicle. If you are, a warmup is required for safety reasons alone, not so much comfort.Correct. Warming up an engine is no longer required or recommended.
Should You Warm Up Your Car Before Driving? - Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports fills you in on whether you should warm up your car before driving. Letting your car idle might not be the hottest idea.www.consumerreports.org
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