{"id":989597,"date":"2021-04-16T08:54:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T08:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/auto-union.ro\/2021\/04\/16\/the-biggest-winter-myth-warming-up-the-car-at-idle-before-driving\/"},"modified":"2023-02-21T11:13:54","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T11:13:54","slug":"the-biggest-winter-myth-warming-up-the-car-at-idle-before-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/auto-union.ro\/en\/2021\/04\/16\/the-biggest-winter-myth-warming-up-the-car-at-idle-before-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"The biggest winter myth: warming up the car at idle before driving"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"989597\" class=\"elementor elementor-989597 elementor-6265\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b341c3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b341c3d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41a49804\" data-id=\"41a49804\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e356873 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e356873\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A popular belief among car owners is that they need to let their car warm up for a few minutes before hitting the road. The idea behind this is to let the car&#8217;s engine come up to temperature by idling for a few minutes, all to protect the engine&#8217;s longevity and performance. The reality of things, however, is different. If you let your car idle for a few minutes, you&#8217;re not only wasting time, you&#8217;re also wasting valuable fuel.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c79727c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c79727c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It's a tip from the days of carbureted engines!<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28c75d4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28c75d4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whoever told you that you had to stop your car on a cold morning to &#8220;warm things up&#8221; might be stuck in a time warp. Before 1980, most cars had carburetors, and these engines had to be warmed up in the winter. Why? Carburetors regulated the air-fuel mixture inside the engine and could not precisely adjust the air-fuel ratio in cold weather.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15609262 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15609262\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Systems with Electric Injection<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-697e838 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"697e838\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nowadays, practically every car sold in Romania has an electric fuel injection system that helps maintain the perfect air-fuel mixture required for a combustion event, regardless of the ambient temperature. Therefore, warming up the car before driving on a cold day has become a thing of the past. Sensors in your car&#8217;s electronic fuel injection system adjust the air-fuel mixture in real time, regardless of the temperature outside.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-2c9d40f8 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"2c9d40f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJ0eXBlIjoidmlkZW8iLCJ2aWRlb1R5cGUiOiJ5b3V0dWJlIiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbVwvZW1iZWRcL0xvRmhJNXdaUnlZP2ZlYXR1cmU9b2VtYmVkIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-play\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f3b7f3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f3b7f3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reasons to avoid idling in winter<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6572121f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6572121f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Causes Engine Damage: Wondering why the check engine light is on? It may be due to engine damage from idling in the winter. &#8220;Breaking your car in the cold not only wastes fuel, but also wastes oil from the essential components that help the engine run, namely the cylinders and pistons.&#8221; Less oil means more friction, more wear and a shorter life for your engine.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b78982f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b78982f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7818c653\" data-id=\"7818c653\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-74f9ba9e elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"74f9ba9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"vamtamtheme- vamtam-theme-quote\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62232518 elementor-blockquote--skin-clean elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon elementor-blockquote--button-color-custom elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"62232518\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cThe service and automotive expertise here is second to none. I look for honesty and service at a car service and this place consistently delivers those things\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<footer>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">sorin, zone inox<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=%E2%80%9CThe+service+and+automotive+expertise+here+is+second+to+none.+I+look+for+honesty+and+service+at+a+car+service+and+this+place+consistently+delivers+those+things%22+%E2%80%94+sorin%2C+zone+inox&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fauto-union.ro%2Fen%2F%2Fen%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F989597\" class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Tweet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6911fe61 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6911fe61\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a171572\" data-id=\"5a171572\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15af558e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15af558e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Starting in the 1980s, car manufacturers switched from using carburetors to a more advanced system &#8211; electric fuel injectors. As such, the car is equipped with sensors that measure the outside ambient temperature. This system allows the electric fuel injector to adjust the air-fuel mixture to account for cold weather.<\/p>\n<p>Typically, an electric fuel injector will create a fuel-rich air-fuel mixture, releasing more gasoline, compensating for low evaporation levels.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e05c37f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e05c37f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d745530\" data-id=\"7d745530\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-51dbe34f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51dbe34f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"804\" height=\"890\" src=\"https:\/\/auto-union.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/erik-mclean-FCuHUZxjBIU-unsplash-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-988762\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/auto-union.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/erik-mclean-FCuHUZxjBIU-unsplash-1.jpg 804w, https:\/\/auto-union.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/erik-mclean-FCuHUZxjBIU-unsplash-1-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/auto-union.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/erik-mclean-FCuHUZxjBIU-unsplash-1-768x850.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1eb71906\" data-id=\"1eb71906\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-7f6dfca5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7f6dfca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"804\" height=\"890\" src=\"https:\/\/auto-union.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/giorgio-trovato-7PUrk4B18tY-unsplash.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-988763\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/auto-union.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/giorgio-trovato-7PUrk4B18tY-unsplash.jpg 804w, https:\/\/auto-union.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/giorgio-trovato-7PUrk4B18tY-unsplash-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/auto-union.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/giorgio-trovato-7PUrk4B18tY-unsplash-768x850.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13d90d63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13d90d63\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b92b009\" data-id=\"1b92b009\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34326966 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34326966\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">De ce multi oameni cred ca \u00eenc\u0103lzirea motoarelor la relanti este a\u0219a importanta iarna<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17fc1ac4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17fc1ac4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Internal combustion engines work by mixing gasoline with air in the engine&#8217;s cylinders. Once the air-fuel mixture is compressed, the mixture is ignited by the spark plug, which moves the pistons. In years past, especially before the 1980s, a carburetor controlled the mixture of fuel and air. A disadvantage of the carburetor was its inability to precisely control the fuel in the air-fuel mixture.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-130204ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"130204ab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4dd97f88\" data-id=\"4dd97f88\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61f933c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-recent-posts\" data-id=\"61f933c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-recent-posts.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<h5>Recent Posts<\/h5>\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/auto-union.ro\/en\/2021\/04\/16\/can-water-cause-alternator-failures\/\">Can water cause Alternator failures?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/auto-union.ro\/en\/2021\/04\/16\/our-tire-safety-checklist\/\">Our Tire Safety Checklist<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/auto-union.ro\/en\/2021\/04\/16\/tips-for-winterizing-your-vehicle\/\">Tips for winterizing your vehicle<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4066cb56\" data-id=\"4066cb56\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74c55e03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74c55e03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This system allows the electric fuel injector to adjust the air-fuel mixture to account for cold weather.<\/p>\n<p>Typically, an electric fuel injector will create a fuel-rich air-fuel mixture, releasing more gasoline, compensating for low evaporation levels.<\/p>\n<p>With this in mind, when you let your car idle, you use more fuel with little or no benefit.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A popular belief among car owners is that they need to let their car warm up for a few minutes before hitting the road. The idea behind this is to let the car&#8217;s engine come up to temperature by idling for a few minutes, all to protect the engine&#8217;s longevity and performance. 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