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Scotty C

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Registered: 6th Nov 05
Location: Kidderminster Drives: 1.6 16v Sport
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11th Jan 07 at 13:29

My mate once told me it doesnt do it any good if you drive your car whilst the choke is on? is this complete bull-shit? in his defensive a vaux macanic told him

Getting a bit boring now waiting 3 minutes on start up

Dean_W

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Registered: 13th Dec 05
Location: Downham Market, Norfolk
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11th Jan 07 at 13:31

Start it up and drive. Just like it says in the owners manual.

Fro

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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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11th Jan 07 at 13:31

Hope not i just go straight away. Havn't really got much choice either way as my car is loud as fook on choke and cant see the neighbours appreciating it at 7 in the morning!

Robin

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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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11th Jan 07 at 13:43

I misread the title.

It's fine.

Scotty C

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Location: Kidderminster Drives: 1.6 16v Sport
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11th Jan 07 at 13:45

oh. ok then

quote:
Originally posted by Robin
I misread the title.

It's fine.

what did you think it said?

VegasPhil

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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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11th Jan 07 at 14:03

I normally let mine run for about half a minute before I drive off.

Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold

Vaux Lad

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Registered: 15th Dec 04
Location: Stoke-on-Trent
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11th Jan 07 at 14:36

No injection engine has a choke.

Not like on old carb engines where you had to sit for 5mins before the engine would idle,lol.

Just start it and drive, keep the revs sensible until the oils fully warmed up.

[Edited on 11-01-2007 by Vaux Lad]

Toby

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Registered: 29th Nov 05
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11th Jan 07 at 14:46

my mate flooded enmgine driving with choke on when it was warm and he was ragging it

Teddy

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Registered: 19th Jul 04
Location: Northampton Drives: VW Bora 1.9TDi pd130
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11th Jan 07 at 15:02

quote:
Originally posted by VegasPhil
I normally let mine run for about half a minute before I drive off.

This is bad for your car.
You need to drive it under load to get the oil around - plus it will warm up quicker

Haimsey

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Registered: 8th May 05
Location: Nottingham Drives: Corsa B
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11th Jan 07 at 15:03

i usually give it a minute or two before i drive off, but thats just because im usually sorting the cd player/cd out

my mate has a 1.2 16v punto and he (honestly) gets in, starts it up, one second later hes off and practically redlines it

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Scotty C

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Location: Kidderminster Drives: 1.6 16v Sport
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12th Jan 07 at 00:30

quote:
Originally posted by Vaux Lad
No injection engine has a choke.

[Edited on 11-01-2007 by Vaux Lad]

good one

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12th Jan 07 at 00:41

I don't know what you are laughing at. No injection engines have a choke, it's as simple as that.

Vaux Lad

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12th Jan 07 at 01:21

A choke does exactly that, choke's the engine of air.

An injection engine has no way of doing that, so adds air and extra fuel to rise the idle, hence warming up more quickly

SVM 286

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12th Jan 07 at 01:22

quote:
Originally posted by Monster
My mate once told me it doesnt do it any good if you drive your car whilst the choke is on? is this complete bull-shit? in his defensive a vaux macanic told him

Getting a bit boring now waiting 3 minutes on start up

You have a car that has a choke Monster?

What do you drive mate?

Vaux Lad

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Registered: 15th Dec 04
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12th Jan 07 at 01:24

I was assuming a 1.6 16v corsa by his sig....

If you drive a carb'd engine car, forget my above posts,lol.

Scotty C

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12th Jan 07 at 02:48

Im confused? I was always under the impression it was called a choke? Whats it called then when it revs higher than normal when cold? and is ALOT louder on tick-over?

Just purely to warm it up quicker?

[Edited on 12-01-2007 by Monster]

Dave A

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12th Jan 07 at 10:44

it idles higher until a certain engine temp is reached to help the engine warm up quicker and run better from cold.

just start it up and drive it, your mate is talking shite.

Vaux Lad

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12th Jan 07 at 19:01

quote:
Originally posted by Monster

Just purely to warm it up quicker?

[Edited on 12-01-2007 by Monster]

Yep.

A choke is purely on a Carburettor engine, not injection.

Robin

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Registered: 7th Jan 04
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12th Jan 07 at 19:16

Not strictly true.

Mechanical FI uses a choke too

STEvieXE

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12th Jan 07 at 21:30

do bike carbs not need a manual choke also??

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12th Jan 07 at 21:32

They ought to already have one on them...

Scotty C

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12th Jan 07 at 22:36

So where did I get the term 'automatic choke' from? you can even hear the the rely clicking when its switches off.

Ste L

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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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12th Jan 07 at 23:26

nova sr's have auto chokes, and they are carbs

and they ususally fuck up too

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13th Jan 07 at 00:09

quote:
Originally posted by Monster
So where did I get the term 'automatic choke' from? you can even hear the the rely clicking when its switches off.

You don't have a choke on your engine. The ECU calculates what temperature the engine is at by using readings from the coolent temp sensor. It then decides how much fuel it should be spraying in and cycling the injectors at the correct rate.

Vaux Lad

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13th Jan 07 at 00:57