Warming up the engine in the morning - will this help or hurt mpg?
Hi all,
I just had a little question - would warming up my hch for 1-2 minutes on idle in the morning help improve mpg for the first 5-10 minutes of my trip? I park outside, so the car gets pretty cold overnight. Also, my first 5 minutes of driving are stark uphill - with 50% assist and revs around 2800-3000 rpm - i cant go much slower because most cars gun that route at 50 mph while I poke around at 35-40 mph. i know that warming the car up doesnt make sense for FE when your initial route is mostly flat - because then it's just like sitting at a stoplight wasting gas and getting 0 mpg - but because I have to go uphill for the first part of my route, i thought maybe warming the engine up would produce better mpg that would perhaps make up for the initial gas used. correct me if i'm totally wrong. i havn't tried this yet, but i know whenever i hit both stoplights when they're red around the top of hill and wait without autostop (because the engine is still too cold to shut off) i always get better mileage - 51 instead of 48 mpg by the end of my round trip. |
Re: Warming up the engine in the morning - will this help or hurt mpg?
While I'm no Civic expert, I've never heard of warmups or idling helping fuel economy. The engine has to warm up, no way around that. If you're moving, at least you get some useful work during warmup. Low MPG is better than No MPG! Plus, idiling only warms the engine, all the cars other components (transmission, drivetrain, etc) warm up only with motion. Modern engines warm up best best while driven (gently). They probably don't like hard acceleration or going 65MPH until they wake up, but wake up faster by getting out of bed!
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Re: Warming up the engine in the morning - will this help or hurt mpg?
thanks - i'll just hop in the car and go without warming it up - though it pains me to hear the engine strain uphill when its still cold :X oh well
theres no way around it - another route would add 15-20 minutes to my trip, which is currently 25 minutes one way - though the alternate, longer route would yield better mileage, it would use more gas because the engine is running longer. |
Re: Warming up the engine in the morning - will this help or hurt mpg?
With a cold morning uphill high rpm startup, I would AS SOON AS POSSIBLE switch to a high flow Synthetic motor oil, if you do not already have it installed in your car. A high quality synthetic oil like Amsoil or Mobil 1 helps lubricate WAY better on cold startups.
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Re: Warming up the engine in the morning - will this help or hurt mpg?
i think my dealer uses mobil 1 synthetic
they mark "GT1" on the oil change sticker" - and i saw boxes of mobil 1 synthetic sitting in the service room - so that's got to be what they use |
Re: Warming up the engine in the morning - will this help or hurt mpg?
What is the Hondaline 0w20 oil? Is that really Mobil 1, or is it made by someone else, and is dino oil?
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Re: engine oil--any reason to switch oil?
far as I can tell from researching a few sites, all 0w20 is synthetic. I don't know if Mobil 1 is the line Honda uses. If there's a difference in quality anyone knows of between what you get at the dealer and other 0w20, please say so.
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Nazis Used Syn Oil in Russia - History
Originally Posted by lars-ss
With a cold morning uphill high rpm startup, I would AS SOON AS POSSIBLE switch to a high flow Synthetic motor oil, if you do not already have it installed in your car. A high quality synthetic oil like Amsoil or Mobil 1 helps lubricate WAY better on cold startups.
Syn Timeline Historical Facts(borrowed from wayback machine since synlube website was down) 1877 C. Friedler and J.M. Crafts synthesize the first "synthetic" hydrocarbons. 1913 Friedrich Bergius in Germany develops Hydrogenation process for production of synthetic oil from coal dust 1921 Standard Oil in USA produces one barrel of synthetic oil from one ton of shale rock 1921 Friedrich Bergius in Germany develops commercial process for hydrogenation of coal to synthetic oil 1925 In Germany Franz Fisher and Hans Tropsch develop Synthetic Oil industrial production process 1926 I.G. Farben acquired the patent rights to the Bergius hydrogenation process for production of synthetic oil from coal 1927 I.G. Farben's Leuna works start synthetic oil production 1929 Standard Oil of Indiana makes the first attempt at commercial development of synthetic hydrocarbons Many gallons of synthetic oil were made by polymerization of different olefins. 1930-34 Union Carbide and Carbon Corp develop and investigate the applications of water soluble Polyalkylene Glycol (PAG) 1931 Nobel Prize for Chemistry: Friedrich Bergius & Carl Bosch Invention and development of chemical high pressure methods (used for synthetic oil production) 1932 I.G. Farben investment into synthetic fuels production from coal 1936 Adolf Hitler in Germany starts Major synthetic fuels and oil program 1937 First Polyalphaolefins were synthesized 1939 Fischer-Tropsh process that used carbon monoxide and hydrogen to make synthetic oils and fuels was commercialized in Germany 1942-45 PAG synthetic oils used in fleets and commercial vehicles 1944-1954 10% of German supply of lubricating oil is "synthetic", made by using three different processes 1944 US Army aircraft operating in Alaska and Canada use PAG engine oils 1944-45 The idea of using colloidal solids in synthetic fluids for lubrication of the first jet engines is tested and researched in Germany 1946 National Carbide Company, Inc. markets the "First" commercial PAG engine oils Prestone Motor Oil 1946 New York Power & Light Corp uses PAG engine oils in variety of their commercial vehicles. 1942-1955 Diester oils used in turbine engines because Petroleum oil simply was inadequate to meet the demands of these engines. 1962 Texaco produces Synthetic Aircraft Turbine Oil 1962-66 U.S. Army experiences significant problems in operating vehicles and equipment in Alaska with MIL-L-10295 Lubricating Oil. 1965 Mobil introduces fully synthetic grease 1966 First Syn! Synthetic Super Lubricants produced in Canada 1966 Motul introduces first semi-synthetic motor oil in France 1968 U.S. Army develops MIL-L-46167 specification, which can be satisfied only with PAO synthetic oil 1969 SynLube Company is formed in Vancouver, B.C. Canada – it’s specialty the first "syn-sol". 1970’s Arab Oil embargo prompts interest in "synthetic" oils 1971 Motul in France introduces first all-synthetic oil in Europe 1972 AMSOIL is formed and markets re-labeled MIL specification oils to motoring public through multi-level "pyramid" type organization. 1974 Mobil test markets Mobil 1 synthetic SAE 5W-20 "synthesized engine lubricant" 1976 Mobil 1 goes national in USA and changes the product description to "synthetic" motor oil 1980 Mobil introduces second generation synthetic motor oil Mobil 1 available as SAE 5W-30 and 15W-50 1982 SynLube in Canada produces first SAE 5W-50 all synthetic motor oil 1984 Agip in Italy introduces synthetic motor oil SAE 10W-50 1985 U.S. Army uses the MIL-L-46167 lubes in other than arctic conditions. 1986 Mobil only in Europe introduces Rally Formula Mobil 1 synthetic motor oil SAE 5W-50 1990 Quaker State introduces line of Synquest synthetic lubricants: grease NLGI No.2 GC-LB, motor oil SAE 5W-50 and gear oil SAE 75W-90 1990 SynLube opens sales office in Las Vegas, Nevada USA 1990 Chevron introduces synthetic motor oil SAE 5W-30 and 5W-50 1992 Mobil introduces Advanced Formula Mobil 1 motor oil SAE 5W-30, 10W-30 and 15W-50 1992 Formulation of first SAE 0W-60 motor oil in Germany 1992 Valvoline introduces synthetic motor oil SAE 5W-30, 10W-30 and 20W-50 1992 CASTROL introduces Syntec SAE 5W-50 motor oil based on PAO 1993 Texaco introduces Havoline Synthetic motor oil SAE 5W-40 1993 Pennzoil introduces Performax synthetic motor oil SAE 5W-50 1993 Sunoco introduces DynaTech synthetic engine oils SAE 20W-50 and 5W-40 1993 Sta-Lube launches marketing of synthetic gear oils and synthetic industrial grease 1994 Pep Boys starts selling synthetic motor oil under their own brand name SAE 5W-30, 10W-30 and 20W-50 1994 Petrolon introduces synthetic motor oil under Slick 50 brand name 1994 Synthoil starts marketing of SAE 10W-30 synthetic motor oil 1992 CASTROL reformulates Syntec motor oils with API Group III (petroleum) base stock from Shell 1996 SynLube introduces SynLube™ Lube-4-Life ® "The FIRST oil you do NOT change" ! 1999 Mobil introduces Mobil 1 "Tri-synthetic" version of their motor oil 1999 NAD rules that hydroisomerized base oils (Group III) can be classified as "synthetic oils" 1999 Exxon and Mobil merges to ExxonMobil. 2000 Mobil 1 introduces Synthetic-Blend motor oil 2002 Mobil 1 introduces Synthetic motor oil with SuperSyn |
Re: Syn Timeline
"Syn Timeline"
Hoo boy, there are just too many puns to pass up here. Something about the "seven deadly syns," or "syn city," or government institution of yet another "syn tax". Sorry, I will crawl back into my hole now... |
Re: Syn Timeline
Originally Posted by coyote
"Syn Timeline"
Hoo boy, there are just too many puns to pass up here. Something about the "seven deadly syns," or "syn city," or government institution of yet another "syn tax". Sorry, I will crawl back into my hole now... iron lung breathing http://www.pixelbuddy.com/images/darth_vader.gif {gasp! choking} |
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