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pete c · 04-21-2012, 07:37 AM

Diesels burn next to nothing at idle. Any restart adds some sort of wear and uses battery power, unless bump starting a manual.

Therefore, I would think that leaving it running for up to a minute or two makes sense.

04-21-2012, 07:37 AM	#43 (permalink)
pete c Master EcoModder Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: ellington, ct Posts: 829 Thanks: 44 Thanked 104 Times in 80 Posts	Diesels burn next to nothing at idle. Any restart adds some sort of wear and uses battery power, unless bump starting a manual. Therefore, I would think that leaving it running for up to a minute or two makes sense.