Hi, Guest
01-19-2012, 03:34 AM
(01-19-2012, 12:50 AM)Mystake Wrote: How long is too long for idling in cold weather?
Few mornings ago the hood cable was frozen so I let the car idle until it had thawed and shut.
Just wondering at what point does it become excessive, if bad for the car? I'll admit it took a fair few minutes being that it was -30.
this morning I go out to my car and see this
guess where the car is and what it's doing... lol I just wanna know I'm not doing anything TOO terrible to the car by letting it idle for extended periods of time.
We run our cars at various throttle positions for hours at a time - I don't see anything particularly different about idling except for the fact the car's not moving. If there was to be any concern at all I would think it's when the outside temps are very, very high and you've got the a/c on.
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