The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has spoken, and what was once an open secret now makes much more sense: stop-start systems in cars are useless. No,
The mechanics of starters for auto stop-start models are beefier. They rated for several times the cycles of a traditional starter. So realistically they will last just as long as a standard starter. Now, the question why manufacturers cheap out and not install the beefier starters as standard…
Probably why the OEM starter for a Ford Escape is $330. 1 replacement wipes out nearly 3 years of savings. Either way, I’d love to see numbers on failure rates for vehicles with and without and calculate with the cost of replacement for starters (parts, labor, and downtime) and see where the break even would be.
The mechanics of starters for auto stop-start models are beefier. They rated for several times the cycles of a traditional starter. So realistically they will last just as long as a standard starter. Now, the question why manufacturers cheap out and not install the beefier starters as standard…
Probably why the OEM starter for a Ford Escape is $330. 1 replacement wipes out nearly 3 years of savings. Either way, I’d love to see numbers on failure rates for vehicles with and without and calculate with the cost of replacement for starters (parts, labor, and downtime) and see where the break even would be.