From: REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com   
      
   On 09/29/2025 21:48, Carol wrote:   
   > Yes but he's exaggurating it badly.  It's short trips of 1-2 miles only   
   > every 10 days that can cause problems.  I have to remember to run mine   
   > (in the driveway is fine) for 15 minutes or so a week if not making any   
   > longer trips to avoid the problem.   
      
   Idling your car for long periods is not healthy for the engine.  Because   
   of modern fuel standards which the government has imposed on car   
   manufacturers, they use every possible method to reduce fuel consumption.   
      
   Your car idles at a lower RPM than older cars did and this has the   
   effect of not circulating the oil properly into the top end (head).   
   Also piston rings have much less tension so blow-by gasses and fuel get   
   past them into the crankcase oil.  This causes oil dilution due to fuel   
   getting mixed with the oil.  Newer Hondas are notorious for this.   
      
   Cars have to be driven up to operating temperature periodically to burn   
   off carbon in the combustion chamber and fuel in the oil.  Idling does   
   not help the engine reach operating temperatures.   
      
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