Cold start and drove hard. Damage?

[Motorhead350]

Just wanted to know if I should check for anything. I know it's bad to do, but this is the first and hopefully only time I had to do so. It was 28 outside and the car was sitting for three or four hours. I started the car and drove it hard immediately. I did my best to keep the RPM below 3,500 and I did.

What is this bad for in relation to the car? Heads, head gasket, lifters? Does this car have lifters? :o

The reason I did this was to get a friend out of a concert before he got attacked again.

The car seems just fine, but if should check for something please inform me. I have a long drive coming up in a little over a week and need to be sure the car will be fine.

Thank you.

[martyo]

You should do this as much as possible!!!!

[offroadking208]

You should do this as much as possible!!!!

what a helpful answer..... :rolleyes:

I think it should be fine Dom. The way I've always looked at it (which doesnt necessarily mean it's 100% right) is that I know that most police officers don't give their cars a chance to warm up before they go hammer on them, and the CVPI's still last to 200k as long as you keep up on the oil changes and such. The tranny goes before the motor does. Still wouldn't recommend making a habit of it, but I dont think that doing it once should hurt anything


I don't think that doing it once should hurt anything

and to go ahead and preempt everybody else, that's what she said... :D

[mrjones]

[QUOTE=offroadking208;862043]
I dont think that doing it once should hurt anything


If doing it once doesn't hurt anything, then doing it many times shouldn't hurt anything either, right?
I mean 0 (damage) X 1 (cold start and run hard event) = 0, and 0 (damage) X 1000 (cold start and run hard events) = 0, right?

If doing it many times will hurt something, then doing it once must be doing a LITTLE bit of damage, right?

[CBT]

If doing it once doesn't hurt anything, then doing it many times shouldn't hurt anything either, right?

That's what she said.:cool:

[J-MAN]

Problem d'jour!

[Motorhead350]

Ok cool.

POPPAJ, it's a question not a problem.

Silly wabbit! :rolleyes:

[Glenn]

Driving an engine hard before it is warmed up in cold tmeperatures will dramaticaly increase the engine wear and perhaps even premature wearing of the bearings, etc. Cold oil does not fully lubricate an engine or even the trans. You probably took 10,000 miles off your engine's life.

Glenn Ford :burnout:

[Motorhead350]

You probably took 10,000 miles off your engine's life.

Glenn Ford :burnout:

How long are blown engines supposed to last?

If it was 10,000 miles off or lose my friends life, I am glad it was the 10,000 miles.

[RacerX]

How long are blown engines supposed to last?.

Uhhhhh... until you fix them! :D

[Rocknthehawk]

Maybe you should find better friends.

[fastblackmerc]

Maybe you should find better friends.

Ya think????

[martyo]

/cryforattentionon



If it was 10,000 miles off or lose my friends life, I am glad it was the 10,000 miles.



/cryforattentionoff

[Phrog_gunner]

Did they mistake your friend for you?

[Marauderjack]

The engine is more forgiving than the blower......35,000 RPM's in the cold is not good for it but chances are you didn't hurt it!!:shake:

Keep on going......it'll let you know when it gives up!!:eek:

[Motorhead350]

Did they mistake your friend for you?

No. I haven't been picked for a fight in five years.


Uhhhhh... until you fix them! :D

HA! Ain't that the truth.


/cryforattentionon






/cryforattentionoff

Ummmm what?


The engine is more forgiving than the blower......35,000 RPM's in the cold is not good for it but chances are you didn't hurt it!!:shake:

Keep on going......it'll let you know when it gives up!!:eek:

That's exactly what I figured.

[Paul T. Casey]

......35,000 RPM's in the cold is not good :

I'm thinking it wouldn't be too good on a warm engine either, but it would sound pretty cool. If you had a mechanical fan, you could fly! ;)

[Motorhead350]

If you had a mechanical fan, you could fly! ;)

It doesn't need that to get all four tires off the ground while driving. :D

[UncleLar]

Who were they beating on Dom,Josh?

[Motorhead350]

Who were they beating on Dom,Josh?

No. His name is Tim. I don't believe you have met him. Josh wouldn't come with me to a Hardcore Punk/ Thrash show. Haha

[Marauderjack]

I'm thinking it wouldn't be too good on a warm engine either, but it would sound pretty cool. If you had a mechanical fan, you could fly! ;)

"Blower Speed" Paul.....10X the crank!!:cool:

Funny though!!:D

[UncleLar]

Can't say as I blame him,not my thing either.

[Dan04Merc]

Driving an engine hard before it is warmed up in cold tmeperatures will dramaticaly increase the engine wear and perhaps even premature wearing of the bearings, etc. Cold oil does not fully lubricate an engine or even the trans. You probably took 10,000 miles off your engine's life.

Glenn Ford :burnout:
10,000 miles off the life of the engine...I`ve been running my engine hard for 5 winters so far, so I must have decreased the life of my engine by several million miles...:burnout:

Lots of people can`t warm an engine up before they run it hard.

I work right near the highway, when I get off work, I get going right away.

Modern oils flow fully at low temperatures as long as the right weight lube is used.

[martyo]

Modern oils flow fully at low temperatures as long as the right weight lube is used.

Mod motors need warm up before being thrashed.

[Motorhead350]

Mod motors need warm up before being thrashed.

Is that why you live in the south where it's always warm? :D

[MrBluGruv]

I didn't think the main issue was the oil flow so much as the piston expansion not happening yet? It doesn't take oil long to flow where it needs to, but it sure takes a bit to get the engine warmed up to optimal operating temperature. Of course if you mash the gas as you turn the engine over by the time it cranks and you're rolling you're hitting into the no oil flow territory...

[-Matt-]

Bah, motors dont need oil!!

[YOCKIT]

They (oil companys) claim happens from the time you turn your key to the time your engine is at normal operating temp.