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    Excessive Idling?

    Is there anything wrong with lots and lots of idling? Like 2-4 hours of just sitting there.

    Is there anything I could adjust to make my car run a bit cleaner (less stink) at idle?

    #2
    watch your temp gauge. but to alleviate the cooling issue run your ac (aux) fan while youre idling to keep it cool.
    Present:
    1984 633csi
    1985 635csi
    Past:
    1991 318i / 1987 325e / 1988 325is / 1986 325i / 1985 535i

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      #3
      why would you want your car to idle that long anyway?

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        #4
        My car doesn't overheat, I've done this at least 40-50 times already, I'm just wondering if anything bad and unseen is happening.

        I leave it running because I play my stereo full blast (think "parking lot pimpin") and instead of starting it up every 15 minutes, I found out it's alot easier to just leave it running all night.

        Only complaint I have is that my exhaust is noticable at times. I've seriously thought about swapping my whole exhaust system with my dad's eta, but that's going a bit too far.

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          #5
          I believe the manual states that you should not let your car idle for long periods..
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            #6
            You will have to chage the oil more often, as this will fall under "severe service" for any engine. Also use fuel injector/system cleaner more often, as you will most likely get premature carbon buildup, with this kind of use.

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