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Idling debate...
Posted by Jeff Cunningham (more from Jeff Cunningham) on Mon, 12 Jan 2004 06:04:37
In Reply to: How long to let engine idle when really cold?, RickG, Mon, 12 Jan 2004 02:58:50
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I let my car idle for as long as it takes. It could be 1-2 minutes or 15+ minutes.
In my opinion idling cannot do any damage to your engine. As long as the cooling system is keeping things at temp, and the engine oil level is good, I don't see why it can't idle all day long. I believe in most cases, an idling car in HOT weather is more dangerous as this causes old coolant hoses to rupture and then your engine overheats.
Just think of all those people in California that sit in traffic jams for hours at a time. I always laugh when people say to not let the car idle for more than 15 minutes when we are stuck in very slow moving traffic jams.
Plus, if it were really that bad, I would think car manufacturers would either void the warranty if you idle your car over a specific amount of time, or charge an "extended idling" warranty.
That's my opinion on the matter.
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Posts in this Thread:
- How long to let engine idle when really cold?, RickG, Mon, 12 Jan 2004 02:58:50
- I agree with a minute or 2...and when to turn on heat?, rg, Mon, 12 Jan 2004 15:42:32
- Drive to warm-up, always, dag, Mon, 12 Jan 2004 10:06:01
- I agree- and usually warm up less than a minute., bRAD, Mon, 12 Jan 2004 06:17:27
- A few minutes and then drive easy, No.9, Mon, 12 Jan 2004 06:14:46
- Idling debate..., Jeff Cunningham, Mon, 12 Jan 2004 06:04:37 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: How long to let engine idle when really cold?, Noel, Mon, 12 Jan 2004 06:00:08
- long enough to clear the snow / ice from the car, Trev, Mon, 12 Jan 2004 05:52:35
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