LawrenceR
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- First Name
- Lawrence
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- Mar 3, 2020
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- Auburn Ca.
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- 2020 Willys Sport
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I have a question about the ESS system.
I want to start by saying, my father built engines for a living. He not only built them he blueprinted and balanced the motors. One thing he always preached was "...the most wear an engine gets is on start up, all of the oil is in the pan..." The next topic was, "...each time the engine is started, extra wear is put upon the starter motor, electrical systems, etc..."
The info supplied by Chrysler states "..The 3.6L Pentastar® V6 engine includes Engine Stop/Start (ESS) Technology. ESS automatically shuts the engine off at full stops, then re-engages for takeoff. The technology is engineered to help deliver efficient performance, and can be disabled with the push of a button. I can't see why the above would not also apply to the 4 cyl and the diesel.
Is this happening at every time the vehicle stops ? Like every time at a stop light or stop sign ? OR if we are sitting talking to a friend while on the trail or pause to pick up the mail ? Is there a pause delay, after so many seconds, is when the engine turns off ?
I am curious how many times during the course of a normal drive is the engine actually shutting off.
Additionally, the information supplied states the driver can disable this function. How is this working in the real world ?
To me, it seems that Chrysler spent a lot of time and money paying some engineer to come up with a way to "promote" a system most of us will never use - not to mention the extra wear our engines are getting.
I want to start by saying, my father built engines for a living. He not only built them he blueprinted and balanced the motors. One thing he always preached was "...the most wear an engine gets is on start up, all of the oil is in the pan..." The next topic was, "...each time the engine is started, extra wear is put upon the starter motor, electrical systems, etc..."
The info supplied by Chrysler states "..The 3.6L Pentastar® V6 engine includes Engine Stop/Start (ESS) Technology. ESS automatically shuts the engine off at full stops, then re-engages for takeoff. The technology is engineered to help deliver efficient performance, and can be disabled with the push of a button. I can't see why the above would not also apply to the 4 cyl and the diesel.
Is this happening at every time the vehicle stops ? Like every time at a stop light or stop sign ? OR if we are sitting talking to a friend while on the trail or pause to pick up the mail ? Is there a pause delay, after so many seconds, is when the engine turns off ?
I am curious how many times during the course of a normal drive is the engine actually shutting off.
Additionally, the information supplied states the driver can disable this function. How is this working in the real world ?
To me, it seems that Chrysler spent a lot of time and money paying some engineer to come up with a way to "promote" a system most of us will never use - not to mention the extra wear our engines are getting.
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