Idling with heater on

Asked by GuruZ7MYW Dec 06, 2017 at 07:39 PM about the 2015 Jeep Compass Sport

Question type: General

I have had to sit for hours in my 2015 Jeep
Compass and have had the heater running. Is this
bad for my car?

2 Answers

Having the heater on hurts nothing. Running the engine at idle for hours is really not good for it. If this is something you need to do on a regular basis change your oil much more often. I would figure each hour of idling as 40-50 miles of driving and change the oil accordingly.

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I have to sit in my Jeep Compass 2018 for about an hour a day should I leave the car running or shut it off completely

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