Idling for hours

Asked by Guru59DKC Dec 18, 2017 at 08:26 AM about the 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I hve a 2004 jeep grand Cherokee......will it cause damage
letting it idle for 10 hrs a couple days in a row?....if so what
damage can I expect?

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Auto_Adrenaline answered 7 years ago

Idle hours are wear and tear over time, but if it's just for two days you'll be fine. The biggest thing is you have all of the components working for that period of time. Police officers, security officers, and others in similar lines of work have thousands of hours of idle time on their vehicles due to the nature of the jobs they work. I honestly wouldn't worry about it if I were you.

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Bob answered 7 years ago

It won't hurt a thing. During a recent power outage I idled my Dodge Ram about 30 hours without issue.

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F_O_R answered 7 years ago

Change the oil afterwards. 20 hours of idling is equivalent to 1,000 miles or so.

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