idling fuel consumption and pollution - Team-BHP

passionpurple · 15th April 2006, 19:21

I had a discussion about this with some of my friends. Want to know your opinion too..

Generally people are adviced to switch off their engines at the traffic stops whan there is lots of time for the green light to come on. also I know that igniting the engine takes a lot of fuel. my friend here says that it would be more of a saving on fuel if you idle the car at the traffic signals than to swtch off and re-start. also he says that the "switch off your engines" advice is to cut down pollution at the cost of fuel wasted during ignition.

1)My question is that whether this is true or not.
2)how many minutes of idling in an average car would be equivalent to startin it up?

PS- I think this can if we know the correct facts, we can save millions of litres of the prescious resource..............

pramodkumar · 15th April 2006, 19:45

Go through this link this may help you but it is a bit extreame so do not pull out your seats and similar thins mentioned in the article

http://www.lake-link.com/dodge/truck...m?TruckTipID=7

passionpurple · 16th April 2006, 16:02

thanks pramod...
any more contributions into the discussion would be most welcomed.......

v.tec · 16th April 2006, 19:12

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/techni...uel+Efficiency (How to be more FE?)
its been discussed way too much here..you'll get your answers

SLK · 17th April 2006, 03:31

See this one too http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/techni...-position.html (Does the fuel pump run even when engine is off, but key in ON position ?)

hari_rama · 17th April 2006, 07:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by pramodkumar

Go through this link this may help you but it is a bit extreame so do not pull out your seats and similar thins mentioned in the article

http://www.lake-link.com/dodge/truck...m?TruckTipID=7

quoted from above site

"Auto air conditioners can reduce fuel economy by 10% to 20%. Heater fan, power windows and seats increase engine load; the more load on your engine, the less miles per gallon. "
does this mean swift zxi with climate cont will set u bck with better fe than swift lxi?

SLK · 17th April 2006, 08:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by hari_rama

"Auto air conditioners can reduce fuel economy by 10% to 20%.

It might be just referring to automobile airconditioners.
I think the conventional car a/c would consume more fuel b'coz their cut-off point is not defined.

Heaters don't put load on the engine...

Every other electronic device does... through the alternator.

15th April 2006, 19:21	#1 (permalink)
passionpurple Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: vasco, goa Posts: 38	idling fuel consumption and pollution I had a discussion about this with some of my friends. Want to know your opinion too.. Generally people are adviced to switch off their engines at the traffic stops whan there is lots of time for the green light to come on. also I know that igniting the engine takes a lot of fuel. my friend here says that it would be more of a saving on fuel if you idle the car at the traffic signals than to swtch off and re-start. also he says that the "switch off your engines" advice is to cut down pollution at the cost of fuel wasted during ignition. 1)My question is that whether this is true or not. 2)how many minutes of idling in an average car would be equivalent to startin it up? PS- I think this can if we know the correct facts, we can save millions of litres of the prescious resource..............

17th April 2006, 03:31	#5 (permalink)
SLK BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: New Delhi Posts: 731 View My Garage	See this one too http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/techni...-position.html (Does the fuel pump run even when engine is off, but key in ON position ?) __________________ Č╠╣€€Я$ $£Қ

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15th April 2006, 19:45	#2 (permalink)
pramodkumar BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: delhi ( Now in Bangalore) Posts: 110 View My Garage	Go through this link this may help you but it is a bit extreame so do not pull out your seats and similar thins mentioned in the article http://www.lake-link.com/dodge/truck...m?TruckTipID=7

16th April 2006, 16:02	#3 (permalink)
passionpurple Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: vasco, goa Posts: 38	thanks pramod... any more contributions into the discussion would be most welcomed.......

16th April 2006, 19:12	#4 (permalink)
v.tec BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 226 View My Garage	http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/techni...uel+Efficiency (How to be more FE?) its been discussed way too much here..you'll get your answers