Is there a formula for trying to figure out how many miles idling a vehicle will put on an OCI? Example, say that I let my 4.2 V6 idle a total of 12 hours in a 5K mile OCI, how many additional miles must I add?
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Easiest approximation would be to figure out fuel burn at idle (in gallons per hour). Say it burns 0.5 gal/hour, so in 12 hours it'd burn 6 gallons.Is there a formula for trying to figure out how many miles idling a vehicle will put on an OCI? Example, say that I let my 4.2 V6 idle a total of 12 hours in a 5K mile OCI, how many additional miles must I add?
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Yes it is...."1 hour of engine idle time is equivalent to 25 miles/40 km according to Ford." Popped up when I searched, not sure of source though.
You would have to idle quite a bit to add up to many equivalent miles.
Easiest approximation would be to figure out fuel burn at idle (in gallons per hour). Say it burns 0.5 gal/hour, so in 12 hours it'd burn 6 gallons.
And what is your average fuel economy? Say it's 20 MPG. So 6 gallons of gas would be equivalent to about 120 miles, so you would add 120 additional miles to your OCI.
I'm sure it's more complicated than this, but here is your simple answer.
That is what I have seen too. but usually you dont count hours idling unless its a large part of the engines usage..Typical figures floating around out there are between 25 and 33 miles per hour of idling.
Remote start makes it even more severe as you're idling a cold engine, and it takes longer for it to warm up this way.I use remote start quite a bit if that figures in the equation, I’m assuming it does.
Remote start makes it even more severe as you're idling a cold engine, and it takes longer for it to warm up this way.