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A Ford salesman says the manufacturer’s Auto Start-Stop feature is \u201ckilling\u201d your vehicle\u2019s engine. He has some advice on what you can do about it.<\/p>\n
TikTok<\/em> user Jon Galland (@whitefaceford<\/a>) is a salesman with Whiteface Ford in Hereford, Texas. In a June 23 video, he reveals his problem with the Auto Start-Stop feature on newer vehicles.<\/p>\n \u201cAuto Stop-Start is killing your engine,\u201d he says. \u201cIf you want to save this, your battery; if you want to save this, your cam phaser; and if you want to save that starter underneath? Let me show you a quick little tip.\u201d<\/p>\n Galland explains that most gas vehicles manufactured from around 2015 to present are likely to have an Auto Start-Stop engine feature. The feature automatically turns the vehicle off when you\u2019re stopped.<\/p>\n This is intended to help maintain compliance with federal fuel efficiency standards.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWhen your engine is auto stop-starting, it\u2019s hard on the battery, because instead of starting your vehicle one time for a drive, it may do it 15 times in a drive,\u201d Galland says. \u201cSo it\u2019s gonna be harder on your battery; it\u2019s harder on the starter.\u201d<\/p>\n Not only that, but your engine loses oil pressure when it shuts off.<\/p>\n Galland says, \u201cAnd what happens is, when that engine shuts off, the cam phaser loses oil pressure, and it needs oil pressure to work correctly. And so the lockout pin that\u2019s designed to lock out the cam phaser so that it doesn\u2019t move on engine startup gets damaged, and you start getting a rattle sound.\u201d<\/p>\n Ohio Woman Goes to an Independent Tire Shop Because She Says Tires Are \u2018Cheaper For Girls.\u2019 Then She Checks Her PSI<\/a> In Galland\u2019s opinion, you should use the off button as soon as you start the car.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you turn this feature off every time you drive, you\u2019re gonna save the batteries, you\u2019re gonna save the starters, and you\u2019re gonna save those cam phasers,\u201d he says. \u201cSo you can simply press this button every time you start the vehicle. It\u2019s going to give you the off indicator. Unfortunately, it resets every time you cycle the key.\u201d<\/p>\n He continues, \u201cBut what this does is: When you select that button, your engine will no longer start and stop at a stop light or at a stop sign or when you\u2019re at a stop with your foot on the brake.\u201d<\/p>\n In the caption, Galland writes, \u201cMost people don\u2019t realize how hard Auto Start-Stop is on modern engines.\u201d<\/p>\n As Mobil<\/a> describes, the Auto Start-Stop feature became common in the United States as a way for car manufacturers to continue building large and powerful cars while anticipating stricter fuel economy standards from the Environmental Protection Agency.\u00a0<\/p>\n When you come to a complete stop, the system shuts off your engine and restarts it when you let off the brake. The article also points out that approximately 40 percent of drivers at least temporarily disable the Auto Start-Stop system when they\u2019re driving.<\/p>\n But that doesn\u2019t mean Galland\u2019s concerns about the feature are correct. Connecticut Tire & Auto<\/a> writes that the newer engines Galland refers to in his video are designed to handle the demands of Auto Start-Stop.<\/p>\n \u201cMoreover, the feature stops the engine only when it is at idle, not under load,\u201d the shop continues, meaning the engine isn\u2019t under as much stress as you might think.<\/p>\n The article also calls the claim that the feature degrades engine oil faster a \u201cmisconception.\u201d That\u2019s because oil remains in the engine even at a stop, so it\u2019ll remain lubricated once it restarts.<\/p>\n Auto Start-Stop might not harm your vehicle. But that doesn\u2019t mean people like it. Galland’s TikTok<\/em> has 8.5 million views and thousands of comments, many from people who detest Auto Start-Stop.\u00a0<\/p>\n Viewers used the comment section as a space to vent their frustration with the feature.<\/p>\n \u201cThe worst \u2018invention\u2019 ever,\u201d wrote one person.<\/p>\n \u201cTurning it off has become part of starting my car,\u201d said a second.<\/p>\n \u201cAuto Start-Stop is the equivalent of paper straws,\u201d wrote a third person. \u201cUseless and inconvenient.”<\/p>\n Another person said, \u201cWhoever invented it needs to be put in isolation for life.\u201d<\/p>\n Motor1<\/em> reached out to Galland via TikTok comment and direct message for comment. We’ll update this in the event he responds.<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A Ford salesman says the manufacturer’s Auto Start-Stop feature is \u201ckilling\u201d your vehicle\u2019s engine. 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