2.0 Engine Question

[Rick4570]

I am considering a 4xe. One question I haven't seen talked about on here is about this: When in electric mode, the way I understand it, if the load becomes too great, the engine automatically kicks in. This can't be good on a cold engine to start up and immediately be put under a load (say full acceleration upon passing) and then to shut off afterwards? Also, with the carbon issues direct inject engines suffer from, is this made even worse by an engine that is off and on a lot?

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[lindaspins]

In 2 years/ 30k miles, I've had no issues with this. '21 Rubicon 4xe.

 

[Reinen]

It's a modern engine and it's designed for that.
Don't overthink it. None of these things are issues. Some of the old rules don't apply anymore.

 

[At Risk Ute]

Which motors are blowing more? The Italian or American made one?

 

[HungryHound]

It does make me cringe too, but problems after 40,000 miles.

 

[redracer]

This is one of the things that the driver needs to learn with the 4xe. Plan ahead for when you will need your gas engine.

I will start the engine when I know that I will want it running by either choosing esave mode then going back to hybrid, or by just nudging the shifter over to manual and back to D. Once started, the engine will do a warmup cycle of about a minute or more at 1500 rpm before the computer either puts it into the drivetrain or shuts it down. The hybrid mode takes into account how warm the engine is when choosing when to run it. For example, a up to temp engine will get used to accelerate from a stop sign more often than not, while a cold engine won't unless you get on the throttle.

I do agree that throwing the engine into a high load environment when cold is not perferred. In previous vehicles, I've always allowed my engines to warm up a few minutes before driving off. This isn't really preferred or even possible with the 4xe.

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