I accidentely warmed my engine with the garage door shut should I be worried?

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I really didnt mean to I just went to start my car and then I left it running while I- was in the garage with the door shut for about a minute and a half. Im really worried about my health, the house and the health of my family. I only felt dizzy for about 5 minutes and Im feeling better now. All the windows and doors in the house are open and the garage door is opened now. Should I still be worried?

Answer
1. Buy a carbon monoxide detector. The ones with the nice numerical readouts cost $35. You can find them at Home Depot.
2. You've ventilated your home so everything is currently fine.
3. If your family wasn't in the garage with you, they're fine.
4. I would really not worry about this. People react very differently to low levels of toxic exposure, but we're exposed to so much car exhaust & other environmental toxins in our lives that I can't imagine 90 sec of car exhaust would make the needle budge.

Now I'll go out on a limb. If this was an attempt to harm yourself, then please get help--even though you decided against it today. Talk to a family member or friend, call a suicide hotline, or call your doctor.

How can one prevent a carbon monoxide(or dioxide) leak? What to do if I have one?

Q. Does having the windows open help?

Answer
Three words:

Carbon Monoxide Detector


/you can find them next to the smoke detectors at Home Depot.

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