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Old 09-28-2021, 10:50 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Chorizo - '00 Honda Civic HX, baby! :D
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Shouty says that idling is stupid. Now I want to! :D

He talked about this video where a mechanic looked at a 5-year-old tow truck with 27,000 miles, but it never left an auction lot, it didn't have much power, and it was badly leaking oil.

The oil sludged, damaged the engine, and ruined the turbocharger:

Okay, but how bad would it be for a car with 12,000 city miles a year an hour of idling daily?

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