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by throwawaylaptop 189 days ago
These are random little examples that might work in theory. Sure, a car can idle for an hour without coolant probably in the winter, possibly.

I can't be driven on the street in any meaningful way anywhere but a Minnesota winter.

If you can't drive to work 20 miles away in 75 degree weather without coolant, than no a car can't run without coolant.

And no it can't run without oil in any meaningful way on the street for more than maybe 15 minutes.. so again, no Honda Toyotas are no built so well that they run without oil.

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The demos I've seen of running without oil or coolant were not your definiton, but the useless one of engine not doing anything other than running. don't run an engine without fluids - it will work in some cases but they are not normal and won't last long.