As Jack Frost begins to nip at Utah inversion season arrives! So, please remember to be as idle-free as possible for your health and the health of those around you. Idling creates concentrated pockets of nasty life-taking air that none of us need! Below is an overview of idling myths vs facts. MYTHS You must warm-up your car for several minutes before driving. FALSE (30 seconds is enough) You waste more gasoline turning on and off your engine. FALSE (Cars do not operate efficiently when they idle. After 10 seconds it is best to turn off your engine). Repeatedly turning on and off your engine is hard on the engine and drains the battery. FALSE (Frequently, restarting your engine does not hurt your car, nor does it drain your battery. Actually the opposite is true: idling forces an engine to operate in a very inefficient and gasoline-rich mode). FACTS: Five minutes of idling wastes ½ cup of gas for a small car and 1 cup of gas for a big car. Vehicles that idle 10 minutes per day waste approximately 29 gallons of fuel every year. At over $4 a gallon idling is paramount to throwing money away!
Posted on: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 20:40:18 +0000
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