Want to survey F150 owners on their use of and opinions on whether they use or don’t use the auto start stop. Supposedly it’s supposed to save up to 7% on fuel usage in city driving.
My personal experience is very little difference, I have been testing the difference and on full tanks of regular unleaded same driving conditions and only got about 20 extra miles with a 36 gallon tank. Not sure that is worth the wear and tear on the starter.

 

I disabled *** from day 1. Don't see the need for it and less wear on the starter.

Not sure how true this is but thought I read on this site that *** increased blow by and leads to increased oil dilution. I have no proof to back that up but nor do I want to test it.

 

Bought my truck new and disabled *** on 2nd day after buying it.....

 

Disabled right after I bought the truck...........totally useless feature

 

After hearing from so many people that think the auto start stop feature is useless and potentially causing wear and terror on the starting system I am convinced to disable it. What’s the best way to do that and where can I find the aftermarket part?

 

my routine when i start the truck, push start button, *** disable then seatbelt

 

Mine is similar.

Seatbelt then push the auto s/s button.

Simple and not worth spending $100 to eliminate as I like to test to see if it works every so often.

 

As do I.

I will say it is annoying if I forget to disable it before i start responding to a fire call and it shuts off as im stopped to clear an intersection on a red light

 

Like djfilmn I have routine to disable on startup, HOWEVER it makes a great simple and quick tool for determining status of battery charge and end-of-life indicator for the battery. Soooo, on occasion I leave it on thru the first stop of the day to test the battery.

 

I purchased the AS/S eliminator that plugs into the obdii port when I first bought my truck 5 years ago. I've been very pleased with it, the $ is peanuts in the grand scheme of my happiness. If you do not tow, there is a plug you can disconnect very easily. I like to keep it readily available rather than turn off with shorting or Forscan, it is a tell sign of battery health.