![]() In reality, this sub-100K mile Taurus is more of a 330,104 miles Taurus! Returning to that 2013 Ford Taurus Interceptor, on top of the 93,197 driven miles, the idle hours adds an additional 236,907 additional miles. One idle hour for 33 miles of driving is an industry-wide accepted conversion, as General Motors apparently agrees with Ford’s research. ![]() This fact is corroborated by Ford Owner Manuals. In other words, for vehicles with excessive engine idle time, such as a police or border-patrol unit, premature engine damage can occur without having driven many miles at all.” “According to research by Ford Motor Company, one hour of gasoline engine idle time equals 33 miles of driving. There is no hard and fast rule but, according to Government Fleet, What’s the idle hours to miles equivalent? That explains why a lot of police cars have relatively low mileage but thousands of hours of idle hours recorded. In general, idle hours count when your car is not moving with your engine running at low RPMs.Įngine Hours are the total amount of time the engine is on, driving in motion and idling. ![]() How are idle hours defined?ĭifferent manufacturers define idle hours differently.įor example, if you ask Ford Crown Victoria owners, they will tell you Fords record idle hours as time when your engine is running while you’re in Park or Neutral.Īsk Ford Super Duty owners and, on top of the shift lever being in Park or Neutral, some will theorize tha t idle hours also include speeds under 25 MPH and RPMs less than 1,500 rpm. ![]()
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