Does Idling in Place Damage the Car?

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MacMaria
07/29/25 3:35pm
Idling in place can damage the car, and the effects of idling in place include: 1. The engine oil pressure is relatively low, worsening the lubrication condition of moving parts; 2. Unburned fuel washes the cylinder walls; 3. Weak intake swirl leads to incomplete fuel combustion, which can easily form carbon deposits; 4. It reduces the car's power performance and causes engine wear; 5. Poor lubrication of engine oil during idling accelerates engine wear; 6. Increases emissions of polluting gases; 7. Incomplete fuel combustion releases toxic gases, such as carbon monoxide, into the air, which can harm human health; 8. More residual exhaust gases in the cylinders, leading the car to automatically enrich the air-fuel mixture to ensure stable combustion.
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