Auto Stop Damage?
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Auto Stop Damage?
How do we feel about the auto stop on a twin turbo motor?
I would think that would cause issue with the continuous stopping of oil, restart, ect.
With such a large increase in the start stop cycle on a turbo, this cannot be good for longevity, agree?
I would think that would cause issue with the continuous stopping of oil, restart, ect.
With such a large increase in the start stop cycle on a turbo, this cannot be good for longevity, agree?
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While not a fan of the auto feature, imo it's a gimmick around a test with half the time stopped, starting a warm motor, it doesn't work while the engine is warming up, has little to no wear and still has oil on the journals. People think of starting a cold engine which is "rough" as all the oil has fallen for the most part. This isn't the same.
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It's Something That's Here to Stay
I'm not Pro or Con on the Auto Start/Stop feature. I use it and don't really find it much trouble.
FORD is not the first automaker, nor will it be the last that uses Auto Start/Stop. I personally have driven a Porsche 911S, a BMW 3 Series, and a Chevy Malibu. They all had the engine stopping feature. They all worked about the same. They all have the manual kill switch.
The technology actually goes back to VW's back in the mid 80's. Today you'll find the technology in use by all the major automakers from Bentley to Volvo.
Until Telsa can make a car with a 1000 mile range, you'll see more and more vehicles with the Start/Stop engine.
FORD is not the first automaker, nor will it be the last that uses Auto Start/Stop. I personally have driven a Porsche 911S, a BMW 3 Series, and a Chevy Malibu. They all had the engine stopping feature. They all worked about the same. They all have the manual kill switch.
The technology actually goes back to VW's back in the mid 80's. Today you'll find the technology in use by all the major automakers from Bentley to Volvo.
Until Telsa can make a car with a 1000 mile range, you'll see more and more vehicles with the Start/Stop engine.
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the Malibu doesn't have a manual "kill switch". Have two model years in the family as well as a Buick Encore. Neither 3 of them have any way to "disable" the feature.......
Not sure what model Malibu you have.
Not sure what model Malibu you have.
I'm not Pro or Con on the Auto Start/Stop feature. I use it and don't really find it much trouble.
FORD is not the first automaker, nor will it be the last that uses Auto Start/Stop. I personally have driven a Porsche 911S, a BMW 3 Series, and a Chevy Malibu. They all had the engine stopping feature. They all worked about the same. They all have the manual kill switch.
The technology actually goes back to VW's back in the mid 80's. Today you'll find the technology in use by all the major automakers from Bentley to Volvo.
Until Telsa can make a car with a 1000 mile range, you'll see more and more vehicles with the Start/Stop engine.
FORD is not the first automaker, nor will it be the last that uses Auto Start/Stop. I personally have driven a Porsche 911S, a BMW 3 Series, and a Chevy Malibu. They all had the engine stopping feature. They all worked about the same. They all have the manual kill switch.
The technology actually goes back to VW's back in the mid 80's. Today you'll find the technology in use by all the major automakers from Bentley to Volvo.
Until Telsa can make a car with a 1000 mile range, you'll see more and more vehicles with the Start/Stop engine.
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I don't use it because don't like the way it feels. When I took my 2017 from the dealership kept saying something doesn't feel right everytime I stopped? Didn't know it had that stop/start feature. Drove it the next day and noticed my tach was going to ZERO with stop and go driving.
I used the jumper method to stop it from defaulting back everytime I started the truck up. Just getting into Forscan (waiting for a part.) Will then remove the jumper and turn it off with Forscan. Again it's great for those that like it or don't mind it... for me it's really annoying so I'm glad we can turn it off!
I used the jumper method to stop it from defaulting back everytime I started the truck up. Just getting into Forscan (waiting for a part.) Will then remove the jumper and turn it off with Forscan. Again it's great for those that like it or don't mind it... for me it's really annoying so I'm glad we can turn it off!