Will Auto Stop|Start Technology Wear Out Your Engine?

If you are not familiar with this system, simply put, when you come to a stop, like a red light, the engine shuts down, but essential other ...

That's led to some consumer concern that the technology might accelerate engine wear and potentially cause long-term damage. To be fair, ...

While it's true that traditional car batteries would wear out quickly under such conditions, auto-start-stop systems use advanced batteries ...

It's duty cycles. That begs the question of how long before the starter wears out. My guess is it will last for longer than you own the car. I ...

No matter what you have, most of the wear and tear of the engines happen when you start the car. The other thing is to wait couple of years ...

It's unobtrusive, fast to react from a stop, comes back on if the car is getting too warm or cold. Doesn't stop the engine if there's too much ...

I hear topic come up in threads regarding start/stop technology. Some voice concerns over increased wear on the starter due to more frequent ...

In a traffic or city driving where you may stop, say, 30 times, the starter works on average 30 times more than a regular car. Of course, the ...

The frequent cycling can strain internal engine parts, too. Most engine wear and tear happens during startup, so engineers have designed ...

It seems “obvious” that starting and stopping a car's engine repeatedly adds to stresses on the mechanical components and therefore shortens ...

I've been experimenting with this function. Yes it is very annoying and I don't think it's good for the starter motor, most likely need ...

What exactly do you think will wear out from starting and stopping the engine? I don't think you should worry about it. New bearings and other ...

Knowledgeable literature suggests today's engines and starters are already designed to tolerate extra starting. Most engine wear happens when ...

Everything is a wear item. That said, you trade off wasted fuel while idling. I hated the feature on rental cars but have changed my mind after ...

Because the engine is turning off and on exponentially more times than a vehicle without auto start-stop tech, the ignition parts wear out ...

In addition, when the engine shuts off, the engine management system keeps track of the exact position of each piston. It can then restart the ...

Unless the starter motor is of some brushless type, its brushes are subject to premature wear. While the main engine bearings are supposedly ...

It has a diesel engine and the start-stop function. Both the salesman and later my mechanic told me the same thing - this feature wears down the ...

The only difference with driving a start-stop car is that when you come to a stop, the engine will cut out. The battery will continue to power ...

Disabling the auto stop/start system will not give your engine additional longevity. It may however, reduce engine or engine component longevity ...