What would happen if you left the engine operating for an extended period of time?
#1
Lead Lap
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What would happen if you left the engine operating for an extended period of time?
I'm curious to know how leaving the engine on for a long period of time (24hrs+) would affect the car (not even sure if the car is designed to endure this).
And would it make a difference if the car was moving or standing while the engine was left operating for those extended hours?
I read on the internet about a guy who forgot his car operating for a full day, and the car now wouldn't start again though it has gas in the tank. So I got curious to see the limits of the Lexus quality in such situations.
And would it make a difference if the car was moving or standing while the engine was left operating for those extended hours?
I read on the internet about a guy who forgot his car operating for a full day, and the car now wouldn't start again though it has gas in the tank. So I got curious to see the limits of the Lexus quality in such situations.
#3
Here is an answer from the past that might apply: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/7230537-post4.html
#4
Instructor
Running a car for 24 hours straight shouldn't harm anything. But as the attached post stated, maybe a dead battery and empty fuel tank. This shouldn't be any different that driving a car cross country non stop.
#6
Lexus Champion
I've taken some trips where I haven't turned the car off in over 24hrs, but that's with driving, so I don't know if it's different than idling, (I would assume worse). This car is a freight train IMO.
#7
You fuel that baby up with the engine running? Or, do you have an auxilary tank or something like that?
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