Idling is bad for your engine..

[mbeige]

idling bad?.. paano pag trapik.. idling tayo minsan for more than 30 mins di ba..

Di lang 30 mins. That's why the traffic condition there is already a case of extreme driving conditions. Hence the need to do maintenance more often. This is further worsened by family drivers who leave the car idling in the parking lot, with their feet on the dashboard... I see this everytime in Megamall. Oh boy...

For my turbodiesels, I idle for around 20 seconds before driving off in low gear, keeping engine revs under 2000 rpm.

Nakakapikon lang minsan kasi paglabas ng gate namin, provincial highway kaagad. Eh sa bagal ng takbo ko pag cold start, pati mga tricycle at kuliglig ino-overtake ako

Ok lang yan, you know your car is not abused and that's better. Besides, di naman nakakabilis yung mga trike. Oras na warmed up ka na ayos na yun. Ako rin I keep it below 2000rpm and 30mph, minsan 25mph pa para safe. I don't mind being passed, once I reach operating temp ako naman mag-overtake.

[kupaloids]

Ako din hindi nagpapa init ng makina sa umaga. Pag start drive agad pero mabagal lang. By the time makalabas ako ng subdivision namin, mainit na yung makina.

Ang hindi ko ginagawa is yung mag rev hard ng engine right after starting it lalo na sa umaga. Kaya after starting it sa umaga wait lang ako ng 3 to 5 seconds para maka ikot yung oil sa makina.

[rusem]

no idling. i just avoid driving hard for the first 5 mins. and limit my rev at 2000rpm at most...

[DRIV3R]

Ako rin dti ganun.Painit muna.Pero when I had my 00 Civic, hindi na.Nakalagay kc s manual na no need na painitin.In a minute or less daw pwede na basta huwag muna ihataw kagad.

[rion]

no matter how much I tell my Father. he still doesn't believe me... "idling" is an old wive's tale...

even on changing oil, he still use the crap 1:1 Oil/Gas - Oil/Diesel for flushing...

[Viper235z]

My dad does warms his car up while eating breakfast.

Ako naman mga 1 minute lang mag warm up tapos alis na pero mabagal pa ang takbo sa loob ng subdivision.

[Picard]

Siguro to make the statement clear....idling is unnecessary for your engine..Kasi hindi naman ata pwedeng sa kasagsagan ng traffic tanhaling tapat e magpapatay ka ng makina tuwing maaabutan ka ng red light.

Kaya sigurong sinabing idling is bad, because it wastes fuel. Altought may bad long term effects..siguro naman minimal lang. At ang mga kotse sa pinas ay designed for heavy traffic.. (yung newer models)

[mbeige]

At ang mga kotse sa pinas ay designed for heavy traffic.. (yung newer models)

No vehicle was ever designed to be idled for long periods of time. Kung ganon yung mga sasakyan, eh di generator na lang yung ginawa instead of that. Any vehicle idled for long periods will develop carbon deposits in the engine, be it in the combustion chamber or sa sparkplugs, or kung san man. That's why pag yung kotse ay nasanay sa stop and go traffic, sabay binanat sa highway, pakiramdam ay hirap siya. On other boards, the "cure" is to give it an "Italian tune up" once in a while. Hatawin mo para ma-declog siya of carbon deposits.

Tapos idle ka ulet

[ian_rex]

korek ka dyan mbeige. ako, once a week i treat my vehicles to such tune-up(Italian, that is). maihataw lang at least once para maalis yung mga carbon deposits. lalo na sa diesel. linchak ang belch nun kapag hinahataw e. pero after naman nun, balik na sa sober driving.

[Camgen6]

Kahit nga yun Altis pag bagong start akyat muna sa ~1,300rpm tapos baba din after around 30 secs

To help the engine warm up a little quicker.

[typhoon]

Ako kase sa umaga hindi pa ko umaalis hangga't hindi nagnonormalize yung rpm. Pagstart kase nasa 1.5rpm sya and after about a minute or 2 saka lang mag-normalize. So ok lang pala na umalis na kahit wala pa sa normal yung rpm?

[Camgen6]

Ako kase sa umaga hindi pa ko umaalis hangga't hindi nagnonormalize yung rpm. Pagstart kase nasa 1.5rpm sya and after about a minute or 2 saka lang mag-normalize. So ok lang pala na umalis na kahit wala pa sa normal yung rpm?

Oo ok lang yun kahit pag start ng engine mo drive ka na agad.

[Horsepower]

Hmm. how about Turbocharged engines?

we idle the santa fe for about a minute to cool down the turbo.

Im still researching if Variable Geometry Turbo is still required to have some cooling down before engine shut-off.

[mikey177]

...Im still researching if Variable Geometry Turbo is still required to have some cooling down before engine shut-off.

Isn't it indicated in the manual? In the Starex manual, the instruction is to let the engine idle after excessive or high speed driving. Of course, the Starex only has a turbocharger with CRDI, and not VGT, but I'd be surprised if Hyundai didn't mention anything in the manual.

[OTEP]

Variable geometry does not have anything to do with cooling. VGT is just like putting your finger on the garden hose to increase pressure then removing it when pressure is sufficient.

It is still cooled the same way turbos have been cooled for the longest time. By oil [and coolant in some cases]. So a cool down is still ideal.

[jake1210]

wawa naman pala ride ko dahil pinapaandar lang yun stationary ng madalas dahil wala naman gumagamit. sabagay kung carbon deposits lang OK lang kaysa stockup engine pagdating ko.

[Horsepower]

OTEP: you are correct sir in that illustration. Im just wondering why didn't put a supercooler or a water-in-a-radiator type of cooling system for these.

MIkey: i haven't finished reading it yet.

[matty]

sorry if this is a no brainer. kahit po ba AT at 1500RPM after 30 sec pwede na i-drive yung car? guilty din kasi ako sa idling na yan. i usually idle the car for 3 to 5 minutes before driving off.

[boybi]

masyado naman matagal yang 3-5min na idling mo. sayang na sa gas yan without any purpose.

[Wouie]

ako kahit masama pa yang pag-iidle ng engine pagka-start, gagawin ko pa rin yan for at least 1 to 1.5 minute. Ano bang masisira kung naka-idle, at least the engine is running on its lowest rpm habang umiikot yong langis sa buong makina. di naman kailangang hintayin na tumaas yong temp, basta masiguro lang na well protected na lahat ng parts ng makina bago i-rev ng up to 2000 rpm.

ganyan kasi yong neighbor ko, halos kaka-start lang takbo agad, at maririnig mo talaga yong ingay ng makina habang umaalis and yong car is only over a year old.