A common feature of newer cars could prevent them from lasting longer
A motoring expert has claimed a straightforward tweak could potentially “double the life of your engine”. Drawing on more than 50 years of mechanical expertise, Scotty Kilmer has suggested that a commonly used feature in contemporary vehicles may actually be damaging their performance.
In a YouTube video, he recommended drivers disable the auto start/stop function on their cars. While this feature has gained popularity thanks to its promise of enhanced fuel efficiency and lower emissions in the modern-day vehicle, Scotty argues it may in fact accelerate engine wear. “[Turning it off] is a smart thing to do,” he declare in a video...READ FULL STORY; FROM THE SOURCE.
Scotty continued: “Start/stop technology is the dumbest thing that’s come out in years.
“97 per cent of the wear happens when you start the car so do you want to keep starting and stopping it? Not if you want your car to last longer.”
The stop/start function can usually be switched off using a dedicated button positioned on the dashboard, typically marked by an ‘A’ surrounded by an arrow.
A small indicator light generally shows when the setting is deactivated.
Scotty added: “Most cars still have these lead acid batteries… they’re smaller but they’re not made for continually stopping and starting the car.”
Following Scotty’s guidance, many of his subscribers expressed their surprise.
“I recently was driving a rental with this feature and after realising it wasn’t the car stalling at every red light I realized what was going on,” one of them commented.
“I thought this was… worse for the engine than just idling.”
A second person penned: “I test-drove a car once with that function and I found it annoying.”
A third person exclaimed: “Sitting next to them at red lights, I always wonder how many starters they go through. Good advice as usual from Scotty.”
While a fourth YouTube user shared: “Funnily enough I canceled an order on a new car because I couldn’t permanently disable this feature.
