Must we start our car often?

[TMCTR]

Was told by my friends that for your car to last longer, you need to start the car often, when you are not driving it.

Please clear my doubts! Thanks in advance.

[Throttle2]

Was told by my friends that for your car to last longer, you need to start the car often, when you are not driving it.

Please clear my doubts! Thanks in advance.

 

Starting is not good enough.

Need to drive.

 

but how often is often?

 

no need so often lah.

Once a week is fine.

It is to prevent oxidation, batt discharge, etc....

 

just like exercise, do often is better than do seldom.

but do too often results in injury.

get it?

Edited February 28, 2011 by Throttle2

[Acewin]

Starting is not good enough.

Need to drive.

 

but how often is often?

 

no need so often lah.

Once a week is fine.

It is to prevent oxidation, batt discharge, etc....

 

just like exercise, do often is better than do seldom.

but do too often results in injury.

get it?

 

Yes correct not only start drive so that all the gear also will be working.

[Silver_blade]

Agree. Starting alone is not going to help the battery, etc. Need to drive it.

[S7rik3R]

Drive once aweek ok if not later air-lock and all the lights in ur dashboard all lights up u will "Chua Sai"

[Ilmw]

for short term, the key thing is current. current flows/leaks as yr car sits there. how much current depends on what u hv installed. ie, current to maintain yr radio's clock, alarm, etc.

 

rule of thumb: once a week. also easier to ask relatives, family members to start your car during weekends.

 

another point for consideration (i've no info): some (all?) cars charge the battery only when above certain RPM (say, 2500?). if so, simply start car is not charging battery.

[SimonTan]

So if the new car is sitting under the hot sun in the yard for one year....then the car will spoil?

My honda jazz was sitting in the yard for one year before I bought it.....so far so good!

Just had lunch at turf city today, saw many new cars baking under the sun. A few was under trees and full of bird s--t, I think the paint work gone case.

Saw two jazz, one crz, one Honda mpv....full of bird sheet and tree saps as I drove pass a particular dealer.

 

 

[Nf0rc3r]

for short term, the key thing is current. current flows/leaks as yr car sits there. how much current depends on what u hv installed. ie, current to maintain yr radio's clock, alarm, etc.

 

rule of thumb: once a week. also easier to ask relatives, family members to start your car during weekends.

 

another point for consideration (i've no info): some (all?) cars charge the battery only when above certain RPM (say, 2500?). if so, simply start car is not charging battery.

 

Wa cannot be la. If let me drive cui. Cos i never go above 2500rpm lol..

[Eko6]

Neh....If so, the car warehouse very busy. Got so many cars to start everyday.

Just leave it lah, battery spoil change battery.

[TMCTR]

Ooo.. Im underaged.. starting my dad's car, he's overseas often and he wants me to start the car and rev rev abit. Will it help ?

[Phluvcat]

Starting is not good enough.

Need to drive.

 

but how often is often?

 

no need so often lah.

Once a week is fine.

It is to prevent oxidation, batt discharge, etc....

 

just like mustrebation, do often is better than do seldom.

but do too often results in injury.

get it?

 

there, edit for you, like that more people will understand.

 

[VellfireS]

there, edit for you, like that more people will understand.

 

 

KNN.. haha