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2026. 7. 14. 작업

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Ok so I go to a lot of music festivals in the summer, stay up all night, then try to sleep during the day. A buddy swears by just idling his van engine and blasting the AC, like for 4-8 hours when it gets up to 100 degrees outside… I get that this will put significant wear on the engine, but so will driving it 500 miles, what I’m asking is will it be dangerous for it and cause expensive repairs? Can a modern engine take this without breaking down or causing serious problems, as long as I change the oil afterwards or something? (I get that a generator would be better, but a lot of times festiva

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It shouldn't cause the vehicle any issues. Realistically, all you'll be doing is burning fuel. The wear will absolutely be minimal, mainly because at an idle, there is very little stress put onto the engine. Stress is what makes wear. The only thing I might be worried about is overheating the van. As long as the fans are running, this shouldn't be an issue, either. There is a safety caveat to the occupants of the vehicle. You need to ensure the exhaust is in good shape and is routing the fumes correctly. Plus, you'll want to be in an open area. Even a parking garage could allow the exhaust fumes to be recirculated back into the cabin. As an anecdote, we rented a passenger van one summer to go to a graduation down in Georgia. This was the year of the doretcho. We sat outside running the van in 100+ °F weather for hours waiting for things to happen. As far as I could tell, there was absolutely zero problems with the van for me doing this. It drove back to Virginia without issue. It didn'