On Jan 26, 2010, at 1:46 PM, Joel N. Fischoff wrote:
> So I'm wondering if anyone can give me an opinion on how often the car
> should be started just to upkeep the battery. And, once started, how long
> it should run for? I live in suburbia, so crime isn't that big of a
> problem, but I tend to get paranoid about leaving a car running for too
> long unattended... even if the car is blocked in in such a way that it
> can't be driven out anyway.
The battery is the least of your worries. If a car sits without being
run regularly, the oil drains to the bottom, and the various seals around the
engine parts can dry out and crack; if that happens, the car will always leak
oil terribly and its MUCH more expensive to fix than a new battery will ever
cost.
-- Ed Leafe
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