Wiper blades Up or Down?
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kingOFchester
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Because that is what I have been told by my mechanic and have read numerous times in articles.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/a19086/warming-up-your-car-in-the-cold-just-harms-engine/
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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I would think starting it and then driving without allowing it to warm up would cause more harm.
Richard Harrow
Deplorable.
Voted for all four options because I could.
Indecisi0n
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Letting it warm up for an extended period of time isn't good. You should still give your car a few minutes right after starting it.
oldngray
nowhere special
Just a couple of minutes of idling is enough. By the time you finish scraping your windows you should be good to go.
And for the first few minutes of driving don't race the engine. Let it slowly warm up to operating temperature.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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The whole idea of starting your car is so that you don't have to scrape your windows.
watdaflock?
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Putting them up is stupid. To replace the springs in the wipers is a lot more expensive than new wiperblades.
Interesting you go by Orion and you noticed 50% doing it wrong...
Are you saying only Asians, blacks and Mexicans ride the bus?
Interesting you go by Orion and you noticed 50% doing it wrong...
Are you saying only Asians, blacks and Mexicans ride the bus?
Actually, Dave, modern engines use multi-viscosity oils. In the case of your Altima, I believe it's 5W-30.
The lower number is the cold oil viscosity and the higher number is the hot viscosity. You really don't need to let it idle more than a minute, and you will be fine. The engine will be lubricated, even though you may be a little chilly.
watdaflock?
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What does the motor have to do with putting your wipers up during a snow storm?
Cementups
Box Monkey
If your wipers get frozen in place, it can tear up the splines where the wiper arm attaches to the motor. And in some cases it can ruin the motor as well.
ever tried scraping an inch of ice off your windshield?
don't turn you wipers on!
OrioN
double tap o da horn dooshbag
The origin of my name, i was too stupid to wait it out on team brown to become a driver... i disliked being a warehouse worker
So i went to team purple, HD division where i have turn by turns and maps so i can straightline all day long and only do a few pickups, mostly resi customer returns, then take the package car home with me.
Rarely do i get business stops and to deal with bulk or over 150 lbs
Back on topic: cement and the doc stated why some put them up. Because theyre too ignorant or forgetful to shut off the wipers when they exit their cars and bam! Stripped splines or gears or snapped transmission links
watdaflock?
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Only if you're dumb enough to attempt turning on the wipers while they are still frozen in place.
watdaflock?
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Yes. Many times. I'm originally from Wisconsin and went to college in Michigan.
You start your car, let it warm up a bit with the defroster on. Gradually scrape the ice away with out turning on your wipers. Apparently those of you who rarely deal with winter weather, do it wrong.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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I put my wipers up ahead of a storm as it makes it easier to clear off the windshield.
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selfcancelsignal
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Down. Start the vehicle, let it warm up for however long, & go back into the center & BS with your fellow comrades in the center. Hub? Someone might steal your vehicle, & there are too many people to get to know, so you're SOL.
Cementups
Box Monkey
So you've never gotten out of the car and didn't turn your wipers off, then the next time you got in the car the wipers were still on?