Idling is bad for your engine..

**kurby** · January 11th, 2011 05:50 AM

Originally Posted by mazingerZ

Kung matagal na di gagamitin ang kotse (say a month or longer) better to have the battery terminals detached para walang parasitic loss ng battery. Kung di naman pupuwede have drive (drive ha, not turn it on lang) the car mildly at least 15 minutes (to recharge the battery and have the various fluids circulate - engine, coolant, brake, transmission, power steering, etc).

TOMO!!!

Dapat nagagamit din ang kotse/sasakyan para hindi masira. Kahit once or twice a week. Dahil papalitan at papalitan mo din ang fluids nyan kahit hindi gamitin. Remember sa mga warranty cards? First 5,000km or 6months whichever comes first.

**knight21** · January 12th, 2011 03:52 AM

applicable din ba ito sa mga automatic cars? medyo malakas kasi ang jerk nung sasakyan if hindi pa normal yung idling ng sasakyan tapos isi-shift from P to D. medyo ramdam yung jerk pag dumaan sa R.

**kurby** · January 12th, 2011 06:33 AM

Originally Posted by knight21

applicable din ba ito sa mga automatic cars? medyo malakas kasi ang jerk nung sasakyan if hindi pa normal yung idling ng sasakyan tapos isi-shift from P to D. medyo ramdam yung jerk pag dumaan sa R.

Opo, applicable din opo sa mga matic na sasakyan ito. Kaya lang nag-jerk ang sasakyan kasi naka fast idle pa ang makina.

Just a tip, before shifting to "R" or "D" or any drive gears fully depress the brake pedal to prevent your vehicle from unnecessary movement.

**PSI** · January 12th, 2011 06:19 PM

Originally Posted by kurby

Opo, applicable din opo sa mga matic na sasakyan ito. Kaya lang nag-jerk ang sasakyan kasi naka fast idle pa ang makina.

Just a tip, before shifting to "R" or "D" or any drive gears fully depress the brake pedal to prevent your vehicle from unnecessary movement.

+100

baka tumakbo hehehe

**ericbalajadia** · January 12th, 2011 06:59 PM

As a side, I still think running the engine at idle in the morning before driving, say for 5 or so minutes will not make much difference anyway because of the time spent by the engine idling while caught in traffic. All the scenarios are for an ideal setting but once the car rolls out on the streets, all bets are off.
Kasi after reading all those idling misconceptions and truths, baka naman isipin na okay pala yung "get inside, start and drive" na agad only to mull later while stopped askew on the road which one would be cheaper to call, a mechanic or a tow truck.
I'd say start the car for a few minutes before going off just to "hear and feel" the engine for any abnormalities, observe any warning indicator suddenly illuminating rather than being caught offguard by a broken alternator or steering belt or leaking coolant in the middle of a morning traffic.

**Para Ordenance** · January 12th, 2011 07:25 PM

Nagcheck ako kanina ng spark plugs ko. Mag 9months old na at 3k kms na ang natakbo ng kotse with the plugs, halos puro idle lang kasi yun eh. Minsan nga more than 1hr idle at stucked pa lagi sa traffic. Maganda pa yung plugs at maputi pa...

Is it really bad for the engine at nakakadamage? I doubt. Wala pa kasi problems ang engine ko. 14yrs old, almost 115k kms on the odo.

**Para Ordenance** · January 12th, 2011 07:26 PM

Nagcheck ako kanina ng spark plugs ko. Mag 9months old na at 3k kms na ang natakbo ng kotse with the plugs, halos puro idle lang kasi yun eh. Minsan nga more than 1hr idle at stucked pa lagi sa traffic. Maganda pa yung plugs at maputi pa...

Is it really bad for the engine at nakakadamage? I doubt. Wala pa kasi problems ang engine ko. 14yrs old, almost 115k kms on the odo.

**j.caine** · January 12th, 2011 10:00 PM

wow di ko toh alam but i guess my car doesnt go idling...

what i do is get in the car - check my things, put on my seatbelt, start the engine, step on the brake, release hand brake, then shift from P to R or D, then slowly move away. toinkz!

**batusai_jr** · January 25th, 2011 10:35 PM

whoa is this true? napaisip ako bigla

**OldSchoolHack** · January 26th, 2011 02:45 AM

If you have older diesel cars, a minute or two idling would make it run better from cold starts (example - sa umaga). More than two minutes means you have other problems.

Same with gas. With some older cars the driver believes it will run better when warmed up. Usually this is true because your oil and oil pump are so low in the sump that it takes a little warming up to get it up to the piston area. A cheaper way is to make sure your oil is closer to HOT spot from a cold engine (unless specified in the manual na dapat turn on mo engine before reading the dipstick) thus it reaches the pistons faster.